Holidays and Observances in North Macedonia in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | National holiday, Orthodox |
| Jan 19 | Tuesday | Epiphany (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 27 | Wednesday | St Sava's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Tuesday | Mothers' Day/International Women's Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Observance |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Friday | International Romani Day (for Romani community) | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Friday | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Easter Saturday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| May 1 | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day | National holiday |
| May 2 | Monday | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | National holiday, Orthodox |
| May 2 | Monday | Day off for Labor Day | National holiday |
| May 23 | Monday | Vlach’s National Day (for Vlach community) | Optional Holiday |
| May 24 | Tuesday | Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day | National holiday |
| Jun 17 | Friday | Friday before Pentecost | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 7 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | National holiday |
| Aug 2 | Tuesday | Republic Day | National holiday |
| Aug 28 | Sunday | Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 8 | Thursday | Independence Day | National holiday |
| Sep 11 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Wednesday | International Bosniaks' Day (for Bosniak community) | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Day of People’s Uprising | National holiday |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | First day of Yom Kippur (Jewish community) | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Sunday | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | National holiday |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Day off for Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | National holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 22 | Tuesday | Albanian Alphabet Day (Albanian community) | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Saint Kliment Ohridski's Day | National holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | Turkish Language Day (Turkish community) | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
