Holidays in Bulgaria

* Off-days in Bulgaria are the legal holidays and all Saturdays and Sundays.

Official Holidays of the Republic of Bulgaria

1 January - New Year

3 March - Liberation Day, the day of Bulgaria's release from Ottoman Rule - national holiday

1 May - May Day, Labour and International Workers' Solidarity Day

6 May - Saint George's Day - Day of the Bulgarian Army and Valour

24 May - Day of Bulgarian Learning and Culture, and the Slavonic Script

6 September - Union Day

22 September - Independence Day

24 December - Christmas Eve

25 and 26 December - Christmas

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter - two days /Sunday and Monday/ on which during the respective year the holy day is celebrated

Religious festivals of the different denominations allowing believers to take a holiday on the respective dates

Muslims:
Ramazan Bairam - 19 and 20 January
Kurban Bairam - 29 and 30 March
Judaists:
Purim - 1 March
Pesach /Passover/ - 1 April
Rosh Hashanah - 20 September
White Brotherhood Community:
Vernal Equinox Day - 22 March
The Birthday of Spiritual Leader Petar Danov - 12 July
Convention Days - 19 and 20 August
Catholics:
The Second Day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ celebrated according to the Roman Catholic, Western rite - 5 April
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Day - 29 June
All Saints Day - 1 November
The Day of Jesus Christ's Conception in Virginity - 8 December
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church:
Christmas Eve - 5 January
Christmas - 6 January
Easter Monday
St. Vartanantz - 19 February
United Evangelical Churches:
Day of the Evangelical Song - 21 March
Thanksgiving Day - 17 October
Reformation Day - 31 October
Bible Day - 5 December
United Church of Christ:
Good Friday - 16 April
Ascension Day - 28 May
Baha'i Community:
No Ruz - 21 March
Rezvan - 21 April
Proclamation of the Bab mission - 23 May
The Birth of Baha Ullah - 12 November