Public holidays in Croatia

Holidays in Croatia

Note: Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. This includes Christians who celebrate Christmas on January 7 per the Julian calendar, Muslims on the days of Ramadan Bayram and Kurban Bayram, and Jews on the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Unofficial holidays

• Carnival celebrations are held in most cities and towns on Shrove Tuesday (Pokladni utorak).
• Some cities have de facto public holidays on the days of their patron saints. For example, Split celebrates Saint Duje on May 7, while Dubrovnik marks the day of Saint Blaise (sv. Vlaho) on February 3.

References

• Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj, from Narodne novine 136/2002 (Croatian)
• Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj, from Narodne novine 55/2008 (Croatian)