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[[Public holidays]] are observed in the [[Republic of North Macedonia]] for a number of reasons, including religious and national significance. They are generally accompanied by celebrations.<ref>According to the Law on Holidays, issued in "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", number 21/98 and 18/07, 2007, [http://www.mtsp.gov.mk/WBStorage/Files/zakon_praznici.pdf see here], retrieved on 17 November 2008. {{in lang|mk}}</ref> The holidays are regulated by the 1998 Law on Holidays.<ref name="PHolidays">{{cite book |editor1-last=ÂŠari |editor1-first=Ljiljana |editor2-last=Gammelgaard |editor2-first=Karen |editor3-last=Rå Hauge |editor3-first=Kjetil |title=Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse in the West and South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010 |date=2012 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing |isbn=9789027206381 |page=15}}</ref> If a national holiday happens to be observed on a Sunday, the next (working) day (Monday) will be non-working.

==National holidays==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! English name !! Local name !! 2023 date 
! 2024 date!! Remarks
|-
| 1 January || [[New Year's Day]] || Нова Година, ''Nova Godina''|| 2 January || 1 January ||
|-
| 7 January || [[Christmas Day|Orthodox Christmas]] || Прв ден Божик, ''Prv den Božik'' || 7 January || 8 January ||
|-
| April/May || [[Easter Monday|Orthodox Easter Monday]] || Втор ден Велигден, ''Vtor den Veligden'' || 17 April<ref name="US Embassy">{{cite web|title=Holiday Calendar {{!}} U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia|url=https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/|website=U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> || 6 May<ref name="US Embassy" /> || It is always on a Sunday.
|-
| 1 May || [[Labour Day]] || Ден на трудот, ''Den na trudot'' || 1 May || 1 May ||
|-
| 24 May || [[Saints Cyril and Methodius Day]] || Св. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители; ''Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Den na sèslovenskite prosvetiteli'' || 24 May || 24 May || &nbsp;
|-
| 2 August || [[Republic Day (North Macedonia)|Republic Day]]<ref name="VRoudometof">{{cite book |author=Victor Roudometof |title=Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question |date=2002 |publisher=Praeger |isbn=9780275976484 |page=11}}</ref><ref name="PHolidays" /> || Ден на Републиката, ''Den na Republikata'' || 2 August || 2 August || It marks the day of the proclamation of the [[Ilinden Uprising]] in 1903, as well as the proclamation of the [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]] in 1944.
|-
| 8 September || [[Independence Day (North Macedonia)|Independence Day]]<ref name="VRoudometof" /> || Ден на независноста, ''Den na nezavisnosta'' || 8 September || 9 September || It marks the day of independence from [[Yugoslavia]], achieved with the [[1991 Macedonian independence referendum|1991 referendum]].
|-
| 11 October || [[Day of the Macedonian Uprising]] || Ден на востанието, ''Den na vostanieto'' || 11 October || 11 October || It marks the start of the Macedonian anti-fascist resistance during WWII with an attack in [[Prilep]] in 1941.
|-
| 23 October || [[Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Holiday)|Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle]]<ref name="PHolidays" />|| Ден на македонската револуционерна борба, ''Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba'' || 23 October || 23 October || It marks the day when the [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]] (IMRO) was established in 1893.
|-
| 8 December || [[Clement of Ohrid|Saint Clement of Ohrid]]<ref name="PHolidays" /> || Св. Климент Охридски, ''Sv. Kliment Ohridski'' || 8 December || 9 December ||
|-
| 1 Shawwal || [[Eid al-Fitr]] || Рамазан Бајрам, ''Fitër Bajrami'' || 21 April<ref name="US Embassy" />
| 10 April<ref name="US Embassy" /> || [[Islamic calendar]]
|}

[[File:Girl and Christmas tree in Kumanovo 1962.png|thumb|150px|Girl from Kumanovo is decorating a Christmas tree.]]

Besides these, there are several major religious and ethnic communities' holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! English name !! Local name !! 2023 date !! 2024 date !! Celebrated by
|-
| 6 January || [[Christmas Eve]] || Бадник, ''Badnik'' || 6 January || 6 January || [[Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric|Orthodox Christians]]
|-
| 19 January || [[Baptism of Jesus]] || Водици, ''Vodici'' || 19 January || 19 January || Orthodox Christians
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| 8 April || [[International Romani Day]] || Меѓународен ден на Ромите, ''Maśkarthemutno rromenqo dives'' || 8 April || 8 April||[[Roma in North Macedonia|Ethnic Romani people]]
|-
|5 May
|[[Macedonian Language Day]]
|Ден на македонскиот јазик, ''Den na makedonskiot jazik''
|5 May
|5 May
|[[Ethnic Macedonians]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 мај – Ден на македонскиот јазик |url=https://flf.ukim.mk/5-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%98-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Филолошки факултет "Блаже Конески" – Скопје |language=mk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-16 |title=Од 130-тата седница на Владата на РСМ: 5 Мај прогласен за Ден на македонскиот јазик |url=https://vlada.mk/node/17590 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Влада на Република Северна Македонија |language=mk}}</ref>
|-
| 23 May || [[Aromanian National Day]]<ref name="PHolidays" /> || Национален ден на Власите, ''Aromanian national dzuã'' || 23 May || 23 May || [[Aromanians in North Macedonia|Ethnic Aromanians]]
|-
| 18 August || [[Army of North Macedonia|Army Day]] || Ден на армијата Република Северна Македонија, ''Den na armijata Republika Severna Makedonija'' || 18 August || 18 August || Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
|-
| 28 August || [[Assumption of Mary]] || Успение на Пресвета Богородица, ''Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica'' || 28 August || 28 August || Orthodox Christians
|-
| 28 September || International Bosniaks Day || Меѓународен ден на Бошњаците, ''Međunarodni dan Bošnjaka'' || 28 September || 28 September || [[Bosniaks|Ethnic Bosniaks]]
|-
| 1 November || [[All Saints' Day]] || Сите Светци, ''Site Svetci'' || 1 November || 1 November || [[Roman Catholicism in North Macedonia|Catholics]] and [[Protestantism in North Macedonia|Protestants]]
|-
| 22 November || [[Albanian Alphabet]] Day<ref name="PHolidays" /> || Ден на Албанската азбука, ''Dita e Alfabetit Shqip'' || 22 November || 22 November || [[Albanians in North Macedonia|Ethnic Albanians]]
|-
| 21 December || [[Turkish Language]] Education Day || Ден на настава на турски јазик, ''Türkçe Öğretim Günü'' || 21 December 
| 21 December || [[Turks in North Macedonia|Ethnic Turks]]
|-
| 25 December || [[Christmas]] || ''Божиќ, Božiḱ'' || 25 December || 25 December || Catholics and Protestants
|-
| variable || [[Good Friday]] || Велики Петок, ''Veliki Petok'' || 14 April || 3 May || Orthodox Christians
|-
| variable || [[Good Friday]] || Велики Петок, ''Veliki Petok'' || 10 April<ref name="US Embassy" /> || 1 April<ref name="US Embassy" />|| Catholics and Protestants
|-
| variable || [[Pentecost]] || Духовден, ''Duhovden'' || 2 June<ref name="US Embassy" /> || 21 June<ref name="US Embassy" />|| Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
|-
| 10 Tishrei || [[Yom Kippur]] || Јом Кипур, ''Jom Kipur'' || 25 September<ref name="US Embassy" /> || 12 October<ref name="US Embassy" />||[[History of the Jews in North Macedonia|Jews]]
|-
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah || [[Eid al-Adha]] || Курбан Бајрам, ''Kurban Bajrami'' || 28 June<ref name="US Embassy" /> || 16 June<ref name="US Embassy" />||[[Islam in North Macedonia|Muslims]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Public holidays in Yugoslavia]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160419112715/http://macedonia.usembassy.gov/holidays2.html Public Holidays in 2016]
* https://www.mtsp.gov.mk/programa-za-nerabotni-denovi.nspx

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