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Holidays and Observances in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012

Holidays and Observances in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1SundayNew Year's DayPublic holiday 
Jan 2MondayNew Year's (Day 2)Public holiday 
Jan 3TuesdayNew Year HolidayLocal holidayAll except RS
Jan 6FridayOrthodox Christmas EveOptional Holiday 
Jan 7SaturdayOrthodox Christmas DayOptional Holiday 
Jan 9MondayDay of the Republika SrpskaLocal holidayRS
Jan 14SaturdayOrthodox New YearLocal holiday, OrthodoxRS
Feb 14TuesdayValentine's DayObservance 
Mar 1ThursdayIndependence DayPublic holidayBiH
Mar 8ThursdayMothers' DayObservance 
Mar 8ThursdayBrčko District Establishment DayLocal holidayBrčko
Mar 20TuesdayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Apr 6FridayGood FridayOptional Holiday 
Apr 7SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance 
Apr 8SundayEaster SundayOptional Holiday 
Apr 9MondayEaster MondayOptional Holiday 
Apr 13FridayOrthodox Good FridayOptional Holiday 
Apr 14SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayObservance, Orthodox 
Apr 15SundayOrthodox Easter SundayOptional Holiday 
Apr 16MondayOrthodox Easter MondayOptional Holiday 
May 1TuesdayLabor DayPublic holiday 
May 2WednesdayLabor Day (Day 2)Public holiday 
May 9WednesdayVictory DayLocal holidayRS
May 9WednesdayVictory DayWorking holidayBiH
Jun 17SundayFathers' DayObservance 
Jun 21ThursdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Aug 19SundayEnd of RamadanOptional Holiday 
Sep 22SaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Oct 26FridayFeast of the SacrificeOptional Holiday 
Oct 31WednesdayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 1ThursdayAll Saints' DayLocal holidayBiH*
Nov 21WednesdayDayton Peace Agreement DayLocal holidayRS
Nov 25SundayStatehood DayLocal holidayBiH
Dec 21FridayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 24MondayChristmas EveOptional HolidayAll except Brčko
Dec 25TuesdayChristmas DayOptional Holiday 
Dec 31MondayNew Year's EveObservance 

* Observed only in part of this state.

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