Public holidays in Montenegro
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This is a list of public holidays in Montenegro.
Official holidays
All State and Other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities.
Note: If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next two working days are non-working days. And, If the second day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next working day is a non-working day.
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State holidays | ||||
| May 21 | Independence Day | Dan nezavisnosti Дан независности |
May 21 | Anniversary of the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006. |
| May 22 | ||||
| May 22 | ||||
| July 13 | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti Дан државности |
July 13 | Anniversary of the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state. |
| July 14 | July 14 | |||
| Other holidays | ||||
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Nova godina Нова година |
January 1 | |
| January 2 | January 2 | |||
| May 1 | Labour Day | Praznik rada Празник рада |
May 1 | |
| May 2 | May 2 | |||
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Orthodox holidays | ||||
| January 6 | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Badnji dan Бадњи дан |
January 6 | Orthodox Church uses the Julian Calendar. |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Božić Божић |
January 7 | |
| January 8 | January 8 | |||
| varies | Orthodox Good Friday | Veliki petak Велики петак |
April 10 | Orthodox Church calculates Easter using Orthodox Computus. By the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday. |
| varies | Orthodox Easter | Vaskrs Васкрс |
April 12 | |
| varies | April 13 | |||
| varies | Slava | Krsna slava Крсна слава |
varies | Patron saint of the family, varies among families. |
| Roman Catholic holidays | ||||
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | Badnji dan Nata e Krishtlindjes |
December 24 | |
| December 25 | Christmas | Božić Krishtlindja |
December 25 | |
| December 26 | December 26 | |||
| varies | Good Friday | Veliki petak E Premtja e Madhe |
April 3 | |
| varies | Easter | Uskrs Pashkët |
April 5 | By the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday. |
| varies | April 6 | |||
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | Svi Sveti Dita e të gjithë Shenjtorëve |
November 1 | |
| Muslim holidays | ||||
| 1 Shawwal | Eid ul-Fitr | Ramazanski bajram Fitër bajrami |
July 17 | End of Ramadan. |
| 2 Shawwal | July 18 | |||
| 3 Shawwal | July 19 | |||
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Kurbanski bajram Kurban bajrami |
September 23 | Although Eid al-Adha lasts four days only three days are holidays according to the law. |
| 11 Dhu al-Hijjah | September 24 | |||
| 12 Dhu al-Hijjah | September 25 | |||
| Jewish holidays | ||||
| 15 Nisan | Pesach | Pasha | April 3 | |
| 16 Nisan | April 4 | |||
| 10 Tishrei | Yom Kippur | Jom Kipur | September 23 | |
| 11 Tishrei | September 24 | |||
Unofficial holidays
In addition to the official state, other and religious holidays; many other religious, ethnic, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar. These are rarely observed by businesses as non-working days.
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Orthodox holidays | ||||
| January 14 | Orthodox New Year | Pravoslavna Nova godina Православна Нова година |
January 14 | Celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. |
| Catholic holidays | ||||
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | Velika Gospa Shën Mëria e Gushtit |
August 15 | |
| Muslim holidays | ||||
| 1 Muharram | Islamic New Year | Nova hidžretska godina Viti i Ri hixhri |
October 14 | |
| 12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Mevlud Mevludi |
December 23 | |
| 27 Rajab | Laylat al-Mi'raj | Lejletul Mi'radž Nata e Miraxhit |
May 16 | |
| 15 Sha'aban | Laylat al-Bara'at | Lejletul berat Nata e Beratit |
June 2 | |
| 1 Ramadan | First day of Ramadan | Prvi dan posta Dita e parë e agjërimit |
June 18 | |
| 27 Ramadan | Laylat al-Qadr | Lejletul kadr Nata e Kadrit |
July 14 | |
| Jewish holidays | ||||
| 1 Tishrei | Rosh Hashanah | Roš Hašana | September 13 | |
| Ethnic holidays | ||||
| Albanian holidays | ||||
| March 7 | Teachers' Day | Dita e Mësuesit | March 7 | Anniversary of the opening of the first secular school which taught lessons in Albanian in 1887. |
| November 28 | Albanian Independence Day | Dita e Flamurit | November 28 | Anniversary of the Declaration of independence of Albania in 1912. |
References
- ZAKON O DRŽAVNIM I DRUGIM PRAZNICIMA (Law on State and Other Holidays) - Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro Nr. 27/2007 (17.5.2007)
- ZAKON O SVETKOVANJU VJERSKIH PRAZNIKA (Law on Celebrating Religious Holidays) - Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro Nr. 56/1993 (29.12.1993)
