Public holidays in Croatia

Public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act (Croatian: Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima).

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 also celebrate de facto public holidays on their patron saints' feast days. For example, Split celebrates Saint Domnius (Sveti Duje) on May 7, while Dubrovnik marks the day of Saint Blaise (Sveti 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)