Public holidays in Montenegro

This is a list of public holidays in Montenegro.

Official holidays All state and other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities.

Note: If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next two working days are non-working days (Monday and Tuesday). If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Saturday, then only one next working day is a non-working day (Monday).

DateNameLocal name2015 DateRemarksState holidays 21 MayIndependence DayDan nezavisnostiДан независности21 MayAnniversary of the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006.22 May 22 May 13 JulyStatehood DayDan državnostiДан државности 13 JulyAnniversary of the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state, as well as the 13 July Uprising against the Axis forces in 1941 14 July 14 JulyOther holidays 1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNova godinaНова година 1 January 2 January 2 January 1 MayLabour DayPraznik radaПразник рада 1 May 2 May 2 May 13 NovemberNjegos DayNjegošev danЊегошев дан 13 November 14 November 14 NovemberReligious holidaysOrthodox holidays 6 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas EveBadnji danБадњи дан 6 JanuaryOrthodox Church uses the Julian Calendar. 7 JanuaryOrthodox ChristmasBožićБожић 7 January 8 January 8 JanuaryvariesOrthodox Good FridayVeliki petakВелики петак 10 AprilOrthodox Church calculates Easter using Orthodox Computus. By the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday.variesOrthodox Easter MondayVeliki ponedeljakВелики понедељак 13 AprilReligious holidaysCatholic holidays 24 DecemberChristmas EveBadnji dan 24 December 25 DecemberChristmasBožić 25 December 26 December 26 DecembervariesGood FridayVeliki petak 3 AprilvariesEasterUskrs 5 AprilBy the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday.varies 6 April 1 NovemberAll Saints' DaySvi Sveti 1 NovemberMuslim holidays1 ShawwalEid al-FitrRamazanski bajram 17 JulyEnd of Ramadan.2 Shawwal 18 July 3 Shawwal 19 July10 Dhu al-HijjahEid al-AdhaKurbanski bajram24 SeptemberAlthough Eid al-Adha lasts four days only three days are holidays according to the law.11 Dhu al-Hijjah 25 September12 Dhu al-Hijjah 26 September Jewish holidays15 NisanPesachPasha 3 April16 Nisan4 April10 TishreiYom KippurJom Kipur 23 September11 Tishrei 24 September

Unofficial holidays In addition to the official state, other and religious holidays; many other religious, ethnic, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar. These are rarely observed by businesses as non-working days. DateNameLocal name2015 DateRemarksReligious holidaysOrthodox holidays14 January Orthodox New YearPravoslavna Nova godinaПравославна Нова година14 JanuaryCelebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar.Catholic holidays15 AugustAssumption of MaryVelika Gospa15 AugustMuslim holidays1 MuharramIslamic New YearNova hidžretska godina14 October12 Rabi' al-awwalMawlidMevlud23 December27 RajabLaylat al-Mi'rajLejletul Mi'radž16 May15 Sha'abanLaylat al-Bara'atLejletul berat2 June1 RamadanFirst day of RamadanPrvi dan posta18 June27 RamadanLaylat al-QadrLejletul kadr14 JulyJewish holidays1 TishreiRosh HashanahRoš Hašana13 September

Public holidays in Montenegro

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