Holiday Guide for Sweden in 2019

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List of National Holidays in Sweden in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day (Nyårsdagen) Sweden: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday January 6th Epiphany (Trettondedag jul) Sweden: A major Christian celebration. Epiphany commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the wise men
	Friday April 19th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday (Långfredagen) Sweden: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 21st Easter Sunday (Húsvétvasárnap) Sweden: On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
	Monday April 22nd  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday (Annandag påsk) Sweden: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day (Första Maj) Sweden: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 30th Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärds dag ) Sweden: Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven thirty nine days after his crucifixion
	Thursday June 6th National Day (Sveriges nationaldag) Sweden: Commemorates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523
	Sunday June 9th Pentecost Sunday (pingstdagen) Sweden: Celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter
	Friday June 21st  Long Weekend!  Midsummer Eve (Midsommarafton) Sweden: The Friday during the period 19 - 25 June
	Saturday June 22nd Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen) Sweden: Originally a pagan festival that celebrates the longest day of the year
	Saturday November 2nd All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag) Sweden: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Tuesday December 24th Christmas Eve (Julafton) Sweden: 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 (Juldagen) Sweden: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Second Day of Christmas (Andra juldagen) Sweden: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Tuesday December 31st New Year's Eve (nyårsafton) Sweden: The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

Notes

• Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example)
• De facto holidays are usually treated as though they are official holidays by employers, with most regular employees having a day off.