The Republic of Bulgaria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

January 1 – New Year’s Day

March 3 – Liberation Day, celebrating liberation from Ottoman rule – national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria

May 1 – Labour Day and international day of workers’ solidarity;

May 6 – St George’s Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army;

May 24 – Bulgarian Education and Culture Day and Day of Slavonic Letters;

September 6 – Unification Day

September 22 – Bulgarian Independence Day

November 1 – Enlightenment Leaders’ Day – a holiday for all educational institutions;

December 24, 25, 26  - Christmas

Easter – four days (from Good Friday to Easter Monday)