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This is a list ofpublic holidays inMontenegro.
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 (Monday and Tuesday). If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Saturday, then only one next working day is a non-working day (Monday).
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State holidays | ||||
| 21 May | Independence Day | Dan nezavisnosti Дан независности | 21 May | Anniversary of theMontenegrin independence referendum in 2006. |
| 22 May | ||||
| 22 May | ||||
| 13 July | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti Дан државности | 13 July | Anniversary of the day in 1878 on which theBerlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state, as well as the13 July Uprising against the Axis forces in 1941 |
| 14 July | 14 July | |||
| Other holidays | ||||
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Nova godina Нова година | 1 January | |
| 2 January | 2 January | |||
| 1 May | Labour Day | Praznik rada Празник рада | 1 May | |
| 2 May | 2 May | |||
| 13 November | Njegos Day | Njegošev dan Његошев дан | 13 November | |
| 14 November | 14 November | |||
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Orthodox holidays | ||||
| 6 January | OrthodoxChristmas Eve | Badnji dan Бадњи дан | 6 January | Orthodox Church uses theJulian Calendar. |
| 7 January | OrthodoxChristmas | Božić Божић | 7 January | |
| 8 January | 8 January | |||
| varies | OrthodoxGood Friday | Veliki petak Велики петак | 10 April | Orthodox Church calculatesEaster using OrthodoxComputus. By the law only the second day of Easter, theEaster Monday, is a holiday. |
| varies | OrthodoxEaster Monday | Veliki ponedeljak Велики понедељак | 13 April | |
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Catholic holidays | ||||
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Badnji dan | 24 December | |
| 25 December | Christmas | Božić | 25 December | |
| 26 December | 26 December | |||
| varies | Good Friday | Veliki petak | 3 April | |
| varies | Easter | Uskrs | 5 April | By the law only the second day of Easter, theEaster Monday, is a holiday. |
| varies | 6 April | |||
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Svi Sveti | 1 November | |
| Muslim holidays | ||||
| 1Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Ramazanski bajram | 17 July | End ofRamadan. |
| 2 Shawwal | 18 July | |||
| 3 Shawwal | 19 July | |||
| 10Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Kurbanski bajram | 24 September | AlthoughEid al-Adha lasts four days only three days are holidays according to the law. |
| 11 Dhu al-Hijjah | 25 September | |||
| 12 Dhu al-Hijjah | 26 September | |||
| Jewish holidays | ||||
| 15Nisan | Pesach | Pasha | 3 April | |
| 16 Nisan | 4 April | |||
| 10Tishrei | Yom Kippur | Jom Kipur | 23 September | |
| 11 Tishrei | 24 September | |||
In addition to the official state, other and religious holidays; many other religious, ethnic, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar. These are rarely observed by businesses as non-working days.
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious holidays | ||||
| Orthodox holidays | ||||
| 14 January | Orthodox New Year | Pravoslavna Nova godina Православна Нова година | 14 January | Celebrated as the start of the New Year by theJulian calendar. |
| Catholic holidays | ||||
| 15 August | Assumption of Mary | Velika Gospa | 15 August | |
| Muslim holidays | ||||
| 1Muharram | Islamic New Year | Nova hidžretska godina | 14 October | |
| 12Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Mevlud | 23 December | |
| 27Rajab | Laylat al-Mi'raj | Lejletul Mi'radž | 16 May | |
| 15Sha'aban | Laylat al-Bara'at | Lejletul berat | 2 June | |
| 1Ramadan | First day ofRamadan | Prvi dan posta | 18 June | |
| 27 Ramadan | Laylat al-Qadr | Lejletul kadr | 14 July | |
| Jewish holidays | ||||
| 1Tishrei | Rosh Hashanah | Roš Hašana | 13 September | |