Holiday Guide for Estonia in 2019

Estonia information

List of National Holidays in Estonia in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Estonia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday February 24th Independence Day Estonia: Marks the declaration of independence from the Germans near the end of the first world war.
	Friday April 19th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Estonia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 21st Easter Sunday Estonia: On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Jesus Christ after his crucifixion
	Wednesday May 1st Spring Day Estonia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday June 9th Pentecost Sunday Estonia: Sunday, 50 days after Easter
	Sunday June 23rd Victory Day Estonia: Marks the key victory in the 1919 Battle of Võnnu (near Cesis, Latvia)
	Monday June 24th  Long Weekend!  St. John's Day Estonia: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
	Tuesday August 20th Independence Restoration Day Estonia: In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union
	Saturday October 19th Ethnicity day Estonia: day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity
	Tuesday December 24th Christmas Eve Estonia: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Estonia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Estonia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.
• Any employee who has to work on a public holiday is entitled to double pay according to Estonian employment law.