:Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The holidays of Bosnia and Herzegovina include, in various jurisdictions:

Public holidays

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{{legend|Wheat|Public holiday of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

{{legend|Tan|Public holiday of Republic of Srpska}}

{{legend|Khaki|Roman Catholic feast (public holiday of counties and municipalities in which Croats are majority)}}

{{legend|DarkSalmon|Orthodox feast (public holiday of municipalities in which Serbs are majority)}}

{{legend|PaleGreen|Islamic feast (public holiday of counties and municipalities in which Bosniaks are majority)}}

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Date

! English name

! Local name

! Remarks

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| 1 January

| New Year's Day

| Nova Godina

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| 2 January

| 2nd day of the New Year

| Drugi dan Nove Godine

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| 6 January

| Epiphany

| Bogojavljenje (Sveta Tri kralja)

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| 7 January

| Orthodox Christmas

| Božić (Божић)

|

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| 9 January

| Republic Day

| Dan Republike

| The Bosnian Constitutional Court declared the annual holiday unconstitutional{{Cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/ohr-opposes-organising-rs-referendum-in-brcko-08-19-2016|title=Brcko Supervisor Rejects Bosnian Serb Referendum :: Balkan Insight|website=www.balkaninsight.com|access-date=2016-10-26}}

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| 14 January

| New Year's Day

| Nova godina (Нова година)

| According to the Julian calendar

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| 1 March

| Independence Day

| Dan nezavisnosti

|

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| ...

| Easter

| Uskrs

| Easter always falls on a Sunday from 22 March to 25 April inclusive.

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| ...

| Easter Monday

| Uskrsni ponedjeljak

| Easter Monday always falls on a Monday from 23 March to 26 April inclusive.

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| Easter

| Vaskrs (Васкрс)

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| 1 May

| Labour Day

| Dan rada

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| 2 May

| 2nd day of the Labour Day

| Drugi dan Dana rada

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| 60 days post Easter

| Corpus Christi

| Tijelovo (Tijelo i Krv Kristova)

|

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| 9 May

| Victory Day

| Dan pobjede

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| 15 August

| Assumption of Mary

| Uznesenje Blažene Djevice Marije (Velika Gospa)

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| 28 August

| Assumption of Mary

| Velika Gospojina (Велика Госпојина)

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| 1 November

| All Saints Day

| Svi Sveti

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| 2 November

| All Souls Day

| Dušni dan

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| 21 November

| Dayton Agreement Day

| Dan uspostave Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u Bosni i Hercegovini

|

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| 25 November

| Statehood Day

| Dan državnosti

| This holiday is celebrated in all cantons of the Federation entity except West Herzegovina

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| 25 December

| Catholic Christmas

| Božić

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| 26 December

| Saint Stephen's Day

| Stipandan (Stjepandan)

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| 10th day of Dhul Hijja

|Eid ul-Adha

| Kurban Bajram

| Religious holiday for 4 days

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| 1st day of Shawwal

|Eid ul-Fitr

| Ramazanski Bajram

| Religious holiday for 3 days

Feasts that are not official public holidays

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Date

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! Local name

! Remarks

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| 6 May

| St. George's Day

| Đurđevdan

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| 24 June

| St. John the Baptist's Day

| Ivandan

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| 28 June

| St. Vitus' Day

| Vidovdan

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| 12 July

| St. Peter's Day

| Petrovdan

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| 2 August

| St. Elijah's Day

| Ilindan

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| 8 September

| Nativity of Virgin Mary

| Rođenje Blažene Djevice Marije (Mala Gospa)

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| 21 September

| Nativity of Virgin Mary

| Mala Gospojina

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| 8 November

| St. Demetrius' Day

| Mitrovdan

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| 27 December

| St. John's Day

| Ivandan

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| 2nd day of Eid ul-Fitr

| Festival of Breaking the Fast

| Ramazanski Bajram

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See also

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