National Holidays in Kosovo 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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: Day after New Year's Day (in lieu)
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Orthodox Christmas
- The Orthodox Church recognises January 7th as the day that Jesus was born
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: Independence Day
- Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17th 2008
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: Constitution Day
- The constitution of Kosovo was ratified on April 9th 2008 and came to effect on June 15th 2008
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: Catholic Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Orthodox Easter Day
- Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
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: Orthodox Easter Monday
- The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
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: Eid ul-Fitr
- 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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: Europe Day
- Celebrates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, when the first step was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union
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: Eid ul-Adha
- 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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: Catholic Christmas
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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