Holiday Guide for Bulgaria in 2016

Bulgaria 2016

Bulgaria
2016

Bulgaria information

Population: 6.93m
Capital: Sofia
Calling Code: (359)
Time Zone: +2 UTC
Currency: Bulgarian lev
Language: Bulgarian

List of National Holidays in Bulgaria in 2016

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Bulgaria: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday March 3rd Liberation Day Bulgaria: March 3rd is Bulgaria's National Day. It honours the Bulgarian volunteers who, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with the assistance of Russian and Romania.
	Friday March 4th Long Weekend! Liberation Day Holiday (bridge day) Bulgaria: Bridge holiday. To be compensated by Saturday 12 March
	Friday April 29th Long Weekend! Orthodox Good Friday Bulgaria: Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
	Sunday May 1st Labour Day Bulgaria: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 2nd Long Weekend! Orthodox Easter Monday Bulgaria: 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
	Friday May 6th Long Weekend! St. George's Day Bulgaria: St. George is the patron saint of Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, and many cities across Europe
	Monday May 23rd Long Weekend! Public Holiday (bridge day) Bulgaria: Bridge holiday. To be compensated by Saturday 14 May
	Tuesday May 24th Culture and Literacy Day Bulgaria: In Bulgaria, this day is known as 'Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day', 'Culture and Literacy Day' or 'Alphabet Day' and is celebrated following the Orthodox calendar on 24 May
	Monday September 5th Long Weekend! Unification Day Holiday (bridge day) Bulgaria: Bridge holiday. To be compensated by Saturday 10 September
	Tuesday September 6th Unification Day Bulgaria: Commemorates the unification of Eastern Rumelia and the Principality of Bulgaria on this day in 1885
	Thursday September 22nd Independence Day Bulgaria: Bulgarian Independence Day marks Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908
	Friday September 23rd Long Weekend! Independence Day Holiday (bridge day) Bulgaria: Bridge holiday. To be compensated by Saturday 17 September
	Saturday December 24th Christmas Eve Bulgaria: The highlight of Bulgarian Christmas Eve is a feast marking the end of the fasting of advent
	Sunday December 25th Christmas Day Bulgaria: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Monday December 26th Long Weekend! Second Day of Christmas Bulgaria: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

Notes

If a holiday falls on a weekend, the following weekday will be a holiday