Public holidays in Albania
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Below is a list of public holiday
s in the European nation of Albania
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Please note that before 2010 if the bank holiday was a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday was a non-working day. Since 2010 this rule is not anymore applicable.
Public holiday
A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year....
s in the European nation of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
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| Date | English name | Albanian Albanian language Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece... name | Remarks |
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| January 1-January 2 | New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome... | Viti i Ri | |
| March 7 | Teacher's Day | Dita e Mësuesit | not official – working day |
| March 8 | Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May... | Dita e Nënës | not official – working day |
| March 14 | Summer Day Summer Festival, Albania Every year on March 14 the people of Albania celebrate the Summer Festival, their largest pagan festival. It is intended to celebrate the end of winter, the rebirth of nature and a rejuvenation of spirit amongst the Albanians. Although the epicentre of this festival is in Shkumbin , the festival is... | Dita e Verës | ratified by Albanian Parliament (2004) as an official and national holiday |
| March 22 | Nevruz Day | Novruz | |
| April 1 | April Fools Day | Dita e Rrenave | not official – working day |
| April 4 | Catholic Easter Easter Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday... | Pashkët katolike | date varies |
| April 4 | Orthodox Easter | Pashkët ortodokse | date varies, trailing Catholic Easter Easter Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday... by 0 to 5 weeks. |
| May 1 | May Day May Day May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.... | Një Maji | Worker's day; |
| June 1 | Children's Day Children's Day "Children Day", as an event, is celebrated on various days in many places around the world, in particular to honor children. Major global variants include a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation... | Dita e femijeve | not official – working day |
| October 19 | Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950... Day | Dita e Nënë Terezës | ratified by Albanian Parliament as an official and national holiday |
| November 28 | Independence Day Independence Day An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another nation or state, and more rarely after the end of a military occupation... | Dita e Pavarësisë | |
| November 29 | Liberation Day Liberation Day Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, or the end of an occupation by another state, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from... | Dita e Çlirimit | |
| December 25 | Midwinter, Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... | Krishtlindjet | |
Please note that before 2010 if the bank holiday was a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday was a non-working day. Since 2010 this rule is not anymore applicable.