Croatia information
Population: 4.05m Capital: Zagreb Calling Code: (385) Time Zone: +1 UTC Currency: Euro Language: Croatian
List of National
Holidays in Croatia in 2019
Tuesday January 1st
New Year's Day (Nova godina)
Croatia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Sunday January 6th
Three King's Day (Sveta tri kralja)
Croatia: A major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men. In some countries, it may be known as Three Kings Day.
Croatia: 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.
Monday April 22nd
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday (Uskrsni ponedjeljak)
Croatia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Wednesday May 1st
Labour Day (Praznik rada)
Croatia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Thursday June 20th
Corpus Christi (Tijelovo)
Croatia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
Croatia: Marks the start of the uprising of anti-fascist Partisans against occupying forces in 1941
Tuesday June 25th
Statehood Day (Dan državnosti)
Croatia: Marks the day in 1990 when the first post-Communist multi-party Parliament was constituted.
Monday August 5th
Long Weekend!
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja)
Croatia: The full title of the holiday is 'Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders'
Croatia: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Tuesday October 8th
Independence Day (Dan neovisnosti)
Croatia: Croatian Parliament Day is always celebrated on October 8th. It marks the day in 1991 when the Croatian parliament decided to terminate the constitutional links between Croatia and Yugoslavia.
Friday November 1st
Long Weekend!
All Saints' Day (Svi sveti)
Croatia: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Wednesday December 25th
Christmas Day (Božić)
Croatia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Thursday December 26th
St. Stephen's Day (Sveti Stjepan)
Croatia: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.