National Holidays in Federation of B&H in 2023
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: New Year's Holiday
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: New Year's Holiday
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Independence Day
- Marks independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.
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: Easter (Catholic)
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Easter Monday (Catholic)
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Ramadan Bajram
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Kurban Bajram
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: All Saints' Day
- Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
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: Statehood Day
- In 1943, the Anti-Fascist Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted a resolution declaring an equal community of Serbs, Muslims and Croats
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: Christmas (Catholic)
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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