Public holidays in Bulgaria
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Nova godina | |
| March 1 | Grandmother March Day | Baba Marta | Not a statutory holiday. |
| March 3 | Liberation Day | Den na osvobozhdenieto | Liberation from Ottoman rule. |
| Moveable | Easter Sunday | Velikden | Orthodox Easter. |
| Moveable | Easter Monday | Velikden | Orthodox Easter. |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Den na truda | |
| May 6 | St. George's Day | Gergiovden | Day of the Bulgarian Army. |
| May 24 | Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day | Den na azbukata, kulturata i prosveshtenieto | Celebrating Bulgarian culture and the Cyrillic alphabet. |
| September 6 | Unification Day | Den na saedinenieto | Remembering the unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. |
| September 22 | Independence Day | Den na nezavisimostta | Independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
| November 1 | National Revival Day | Den na narodnite buditeli | Celebrating the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival period. |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | Badni vecher | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Koleda | |
| December 26 | Second Day of Christmas | Koleda | Bulgarians do not celebrate Boxing Day or St Stephen's Day per se. |
[edit] Other Observances
- Radio and Television Day (Ден на радиото и телевизията) on May 7
