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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2008-December 2009 period.
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Orthodox Christmas.
21 Mar Good Friday.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
28 Apr Orthodox Easter.
1 May May Day.
2 Oct Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
20 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa.
28 Nov Independence.
1 Dec Liberation (at the end of World War II).
9 Dec Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Orthodox Christmas.
14 Mar Summer Day.
23 Mar Nevruz.
10 Apr Good Friday.
13 Apr Easter Monday.
20 Apr Orthodox Easter.
1 May May Day.
21 Sep Lesser Bajram (Eid al-Fitr).
19 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa.
27 Nov Greater Bajram (Eid ul-Adha).
28 Nov Independence.
30 Nov Liberation (at the end of World War II).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Orthodox Christmas.
21 Mar Good Friday.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
28 Apr Orthodox Easter.
1 May May Day.
2 Oct Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
20 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa.
28 Nov Independence.
1 Dec Liberation (at the end of World War II).
9 Dec Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Orthodox Christmas.
14 Mar Summer Day.
23 Mar Nevruz.
10 Apr Good Friday.
13 Apr Easter Monday.
20 Apr Orthodox Easter.
1 May May Day.
21 Sep Lesser Bajram (Eid al-Fitr).
19 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa.
27 Nov Greater Bajram (Eid ul-Adha).
28 Nov Independence.
30 Nov Liberation (at the end of World War II).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
Note
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is taken on the following Monday. The dates of Orthodox and Catholic Easter and the Muslim festivals of Eid ul-Adha and Eid al-Fitr vary from one year to another.
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Lesser Bairam (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Lesser Bairam itself. Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Lesser Bairam (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Lesser Bairam itself. Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.