Holidays in Iceland
The following are the national holidays in Iceland :
Legal holidays
These holidays are non-working (or shops are open to a limited extent) and apply nationwide:
Public holiday ( German ) | Holiday ( Icelandic ) | date |
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New Year | Nýársdagur | January 1st |
Maundy Thursday | Skírdagur | Easter Sunday -3 days |
Good Friday | Föstudagurinn langi | Easter Sunday -2 days |
Easter Sunday | Páskadagur | after the first full moon in spring |
Easter Monday | Annar í páskum | Easter Sunday +1 day |
the beginning of summer | Sumardagurinn fyrsti | first Thursday after April 18th |
Labor Day | Hátíðisdagur Verkamanna | 1st of May |
Ascension of Christ | Uppstigningardagur | Easter Sunday +39 days |
Pentecost Sunday | Hvítasunnudagur | Easter Sunday +49 days |
Whit Monday | Annar í hvítasunnu | Easter Sunday +50 days |
National holiday | Íslenski þjóðhátíðardagurinn | 17th of June |
Day off for employees | Verslunarmannahelgi | 1st Monday in August |
holy Evening | Aðfangadagur | 24th of December |
Christmas | Jóladagur | 25 December |
Christmas | Annar í jólum | December 26th |
New Year's Eve | Gamlárskvöld | December 31 |
Other holidays in Iceland
Public holiday ( German ) | Holiday ( Icelandic ) | date |
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Epiphany | Þrettándinn | 6th January |
"Husbands day" | Bóndadagur | between January 19th and 25th |
"Women's Day" | Konudagur | February 18 |
Carnival Monday | Bolludagur | Easter Sunday -48 days |
Shrove Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Easter Sunday -47 days |
Ash Wednesday | Öskudagur | Easter Sunday -46 days |
Palm Sunday | Pálmasunnudagur | Easter Sunday -7 days |
Mother's Day | Mæðradagurinn | second Sunday in May |
"Sailor's Day" | Sjómannadagurinn | first Sunday in June, not Pentecost Sunday |
Beginning of winter | Fyrsti vetrardagur | Saturday after October 21st |
"Icelandic Language Day" | Dagur íslenskrar tungu | November 16 |
"Holy Þórlák Day" | Þorláksmessa | 23rd of December |