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2009 Holidays
The Embassy and the Consular Section will be closed to the public on these days:
Date | Holiday
Day | Country |
January 1
| New Year's Day
Thursday | American/Macedonian |
January 7 | Orthodox Christmas
Wednesday | Macedonian |
January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
Monday | American |
February 16 | President's Day (Washington's Birthday)
Monday | American |
April 19/20 | Orthodox Easter (Celebrated)
Sunday - Observed on Monday, April 20 | Macedonian |
May 1 | Labor Day
Friday | Macedonian |
May 24/25 | Saint Cyril and Methodius Day
Sunday- Observed on Monday, May 25 | Macedonian |
May 25 | Memorial Day
Monday | American |
July 3 | Independence Day (Celebrated)
Friday | American |
August 2/3 | Ilinden Uprising Day
Sunday- Observed on Monday, August 3 | Macedonian |
September 7 | Labor Day
Monday | American |
September 8 | Macedonian * Independence Day
Tuesday | Macedonian |
September 20/21 | Ramazan Bajram
Sunday- Observed on Monday, September 21 | Macedonian
(Moslem faith only) |
October 11/12 | People's Uprising Against Fascism
Sunday- Observed on Monday, October 12 | Macedonian |
October 12 | Columbus Day
Monday | American |
October 23 | Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day
Friday | Macedonian |
November 11 | Veteran's Day
Wednesday | American |
November 26 | Thanksgiving Day
Thursday | American |
December 8 | St. Clement of Ohrid Day*
Tuesday | Macedonian |
December 25 | Christmas Day
Friday | American |
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.
The following are Government-designated religious and ethnic community holidays that are only for those of specific faiths or ethnic communities.
The Embassy is open for regular business for all other employees. 1. Orthodox Religious Holidays:
- January 6 - Badnik -Christmas Eve (for members of the Orthodox faith);
- January 19 - Bogojavlenie (Vodici) Epiphany (for members of the Orthodox faith);
- April 17 - Good Friday (Friday before Orthodox Easter - for members of the Orthodox faith);
- June 5- Friday before Duhovden (for members of the Orthodox faith);
- June 8 - Duhovden –All Saints Holiday (for members of the Orthodox faith);
- August 28 - Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica (Golema Bogorodica) Dormition of the Virgin (for members of the Orthodox faith);
2. Catholic Religious Holidays:
- April 12/13 – Easter Monday (for members of the Catholic faith);
- November 1- All Saints Holiday (for members of the Catholic faith);
3. Muslim Religious Holiday:
- November 27 – Kurban Bajram, first day of Kurban Bajram
4. Jewish Religious Holiday:
- September 27 – Yom Kippur (for members of the Jewish faith);
5. Ethnic Communities Holidays:
- January 27 - Saint Sava (for members of the Serbian community);
- April 8 - International Day of the Roma (for members of the Roma community);
- May 23 - National Day of the Vlachs (for members of the Vlach community);
- September 28 - International Day of the Bosnian (for members of the Bosnian community);
- November 22 - Day of the Albanian Alphabet (for members of the Albanian community);
- December 21 - Day of the Turkish Language (for members of the Turkish community);
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