Public holidays
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
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January 11 | New Year’s Day | Nova Godina | January 1 | ||
January 21 | January 2 | ||||
January 7 | Julian Orthodox Christmas | Božić | January 7 | Serbian Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar | |
February 151 | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti Srbije | February 15 | Anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 and the first Serbian Constitution in 1835 | |
February 161 | February 16 | ||||
varies | Orthodox Good Friday | Veliki petak | April 10 | April 29 | Serbian Orthodox Church calculates Easterusing Orthodox Computus |
varies | Orthodox Easter | Vaskrs | April 12 | May 1 | |
varies | Orthodox Easter Monday | Vaskrsni ponedeljak | April 13 | May 2 | |
May 1 | May Day / International Workers’ Day | Praznik rada | May 1 | ||
May 2 | May 2 | ||||
November 11 | Armistice Day | Dan primirja | November 11 |
Religious holidays
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
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January 7 | Christmas Day | Božić | January 7 | ||
Western Christians | |||||
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
varies | Good Friday | Veliki petak | April 3 | March 25 | |
varies | Easter | Uskrs | April 5 | March 27 | |
varies | Easter Monday | Uskrsni ponedeljak | April 6 | March 28 | |
Serbian Orthodox Christians | |||||
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
varies | Slava | Krsna slava | varies | Patron saint of the family – varies among families | |
Muslims | |||||
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
1 Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Ramazanski Bajram | July 17 | July 8 | End of Ramadan |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Kurbanski Bajram | September 23 | September 11 | |
Jews | |||||
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
10 Tishrei | Yom Kippur | Jom Kipur | September 23 | October 12 |
Working holidays
Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
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January 27 | Saint Sava Day | Sveti Sava | January 27 | according to Julian calendar. Patron saint of the Serbian schools. In the Gregorian calendar it’s observed on January 14 | |
April 22 | Holocaust Remembrance Day | Dan sećanja na žrtve holokausta | April 22 | Holocaust, genocide and World War II victims remembrance day | |
May 9 | Victory Day | Dan pobede | May 9 | Victory day over fascism. | |
June 28 | Saint Vitus Day | Vidovdan | June 28 | According to Julian calendar. Remembrance on the Battle of Kosovo. In the Gregorian calendar it’s observed on June 15 | |
October 21 | National World War II Victims Remembrance Day | Dan sećanja na srpske žrtve u Drugom svetskom ratu | October 21 |