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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.^[1] The holidays are regulated by the 1998 Law on Holidays.^[2] If a national holiday happens to be observed on a Sunday, the next (working) day (Monday) will be non-working.

National holidays

Date	English name	Macedonian name	2023 date	2024 date	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Нова Година, Nova Godina	2 January	1 January
7 January	Orthodox Christmas	Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik	7 January	8 January
April/May	Orthodox Easter Monday	Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden	17 April^[3]	6 May^[3]	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
2 August	Republic Day^[4]^[2]	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 republic of Macedonia in 1944.
8 September	Independence Day^[4]	Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta	8 September	9 September	It marks the day of independence from Yugoslavia, achieved with the 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^[2]	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	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day^[2]	Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski	8 December	9 December
1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	Рамазан Бајрам, Ramazan Bajram	21 April^[3]	10 April^[3]	Islamic calendar

Besides these, there are several major religious and ethnic communities' holidays:

Date	English name	Macedonian name	2023 date	2024 date	Celebrated by
6 January	Christmas Eve	Бадник, Badnik	6 January	6 January	Orthodox Christians
19 January	Baptism of Jesus	Водици, Vodici	19 January	19 January	Orthodox Christians
8 April	International Romani Day	Меѓународен ден на Ромите, Megjunaroden den na Romite	8 April	8 April	Ethnic Romani people
5 May	Macedonian Language Day	Ден на македонскиот јазик, Den na makedonskiot jazik	5 May	5 May	A working holiday since 2019, it marks the day when the government of Yugoslav Macedonia adopted the Macedonian alphabet as the official script of the republic.^[5]^[6]
23 May	Aromanian National Day^[2]	Национален ден на Власите, Nacionalen den na Vlasite	23 May	23 May	Ethnic Aromanians
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, Megjunaroden den na Boshnjacite	28 September	28 September	Ethnic Bosniaks
1 November	All Saints' Day	Сите Светци, Site Svetci	1 November	1 November	Catholics and Protestants
22 November	Albanian Alphabet Day^[2]	Ден на Албанската азбука, Den na Albanskata azbuka	22 November	22 November	Ethnic Albanians
21 December	Turkish Language Education Day	Ден на настава на турски јазик, Den na nastava na turski jazik	21 December	21 December	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^[3]	1 April^[3]	Catholics and Protestants
variable	Pentecost	Духовден, Duhovden	2 June^[3]	21 June^[3]	Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
10 Tishrei	Yom Kippur	Јом Кипур, Jom Kipur	25 September^[3]	12 October^[3]	Jews
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	Курбан Бајрам, Kurban Bajram	28 June^[3]	16 June^[3]	Muslims

References

^ According to the Law on Holidays, issued in "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", number 21/98 and 18/07, 2007, see here, retrieved on 17 November 2008. (in Macedonian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ÂŠari, Ljiljana; Gammelgaard, Karen; Rå Hauge, Kjetil, eds. (2012). Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse in the West and South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9789027206381.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Victor Roudometof (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question. Praeger. p. 11. ISBN 9780275976484.
^ "5 мај – Ден на македонскиот јазик". Филолошки факултет "Блаже Конески" – Скопје (in Macedonian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Од 130-тата седница на Владата на РСМ: 5 Мај прогласен за Ден на македонскиот јазик". Влада на Република Северна Македонија (in Macedonian). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.