Public holidays in Montenegro
This is a list of public holidays in Montenegro.
Official holidays
All state and other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities.
Note: If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next two working days are non-working days. And, If the second day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next working day is a non-working day.
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State holidays | ||||
| May 21 | Independence Day | Dan nezavisnosti | May 21 | Anniversary of the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006. |
| May 22 | ||||
| May 22 | ||||
| July 13 | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti | July 13 | Anniversary of the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state, as well as the 13 July Uprising against the Axis forces in 1941 |
| July 14 | July 14 | |||
| Other holidays | ||||
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Nova godina | January 1 | |
| January 2 | January 2 | |||
| May 1 | Labour Day | Praznik rada | May 1 | |
| May 2 | May 2 | |||
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Orthodox holidays | ||||
| January 6 | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Badnji dan | January 6 | Orthodox Church uses the Julian Calendar. |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Božić' | January 7 | |
| January 8 | January 8 | |||
| varies | Orthodox Good Friday | Veliki petak | April 10 | |
| varies | Orthodox Easter Monday | Veliki ponedeljak | April 13 | |
References
- ZAKON O DRŽAVNIM I DRUGIM PRAZNICIMA (Law on State and Other Holidays) - Official Gazette of Montenegro Nr. 27/2007 (17.5.2007)
- ZAKON O SVETKOVANJU VJERSKIH PRAZNIKA (Law on Celebrating Religious Holidays) - Official Gazette of Montenegro Nr. 56/1993 (29.12.1993)