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Bank and Public Holidays for Macedonia

Macedonia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for the first 3 months of 2013, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use.

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18 May 2012 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Thursday, May 24, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday for all citizens of Macedonia on account of the upcoming "Sts. Cyril and Methodius' Day of Slav Masters". • 26 Apr 2012 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Tuesday, May 1, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday for all citizens of Macedonia on account of the upcoming Labour Day bank and public holiday. • 10 Apr 2012 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Monday, April 16, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday for all citizens of Macedonia on account of the upcoming Orthodox Easter. • 05 Apr 2012 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Monday, April 9, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday for "adherents of the Catholic religion" in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Catholic Easter. • 31 Dec 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced the list of non-working public holidays in Macedonia for the upcoming month of January 2012. • 17 Dec 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Wednesday, December 21, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday for members of the Turkish community in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Day of the teaching of Turkish annual sectorial non-working public holiday. • 05 Dec 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Thursday, December 8, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday for all citizens Macedonia on account of the upcoming St. Kliment Ohridski annual non-working public holiday. • 22 Nov 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced the declaration of Wednesday, November 23, 2011, as the 8th Tree-Planting national non-working public holiday. • 03 Nov 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has released the official list of 2012 non-working public holidays in Macedonia. • 02 Nov 2011 (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Sunday, November 6, 2011, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Macedonia for Muslims on account of the upcoming Kurban Bajram, or Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Macedonia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Macedonia are regulated by the aptly named Law on holidays in Republic of Macedonia (2007), by which Macedonia changed several of its holidays. There are some new national holidays and many holidays for members of specific religions. This schedule lists the national holidays as well as some of the main observances from different relligious groups. Although the changes were initially slated for 2008, many were implemented in the second half of 2007. • Weekend Public Holidays: When a Macedonian holiday falls on a weekend day, the Government of Macedonia usually issues a proclamation a few days before the holiday informing the public that a different day will be the observed holiday. • Orthodox New Year is not a public holiday although it is celebratedby some. • Religious and Ethnic Holidays: The following are Government-designated religious and ethnic community holidays that are only for those of specific faiths or ethnic communities. In our listing we have included holidays reseved for those of Orthodox faith (65% of the population), Muslim faith (33% of the population), and of Albanian ethnicity (25% of the population). • Public holidays afforded to other minorities (none amounting to more than 4% of the population) are: • January 27 - Saint Sava (Serbian community) • April 8 - International Day of the Roma (Roma community) • Easter Monday (Catholics) • May 23 - National Day of the Vlachs (Vlach community) • Yom Kippur, first day of Yom Kippur (Jewish faith) • November 1 - All Saints Holiday (Catholic faith) • December 21 - Day of the Turkish Language (Turkish community). • Bill on Amending the Law on State Holidays: A law implementing a full revision of the national public holidays in Macedonia was begun in January 2007 and the bill finally passed on February 8. • Weekend Public Holidays: Sometimes when a Macedonian public holiday falls on a weekend day, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia makes a proclamation, a few days before the public holiday, to inform the general public that a different day will be the "observed" public holiday. • Ilinden Day is the national day of Macedonia and commemorates Uprising Day (August 2, 1903), also known as Saint Elijah's Day. • SS. Cyril and Methodius Day was celebrated for the first time in 2007, on Thursday, May 24. •  Yom Kippur is a Macedonian public holiday for those of Jewish faith only and Kurban Bajram is a holidays for those of Moslem faith only. • Orthodox New Year is not an official public holiday but is nevertheless widely celebrated. • Golema Bogorodica (Dormition of the Holy Mother of God) is Orthodox Assumption. • Macedonia International Codes MK and MKD (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .mk (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Macedonia information and news: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Macedonia maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Macedonia), and Wikipedia (includes Macedonia commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Macedonia, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Macedonia, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Macedonia. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2013 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Macedonia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Macedonia, before planning any trip to Macedonia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.