Holidays in Lithuania
In Lithuania there are the following public holidays :
Legal holidays
These holidays are non-working (or shops are open to a limited extent) and apply nationwide (if the holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is no longer non-working):
Public holiday ( German ) | Public holiday ( Lithuanian ) | date |
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New Year | Naujieji metai | January 1st |
Day of the Restoration of the Lithuanian State | Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena | February 16 |
Lithuanian Independence Restoration Day | Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena | March 11 |
Easter | Velykos | 1st Sunday + 1st Monday after the 1st full moon in spring |
Labor Day | Tarptautinė darbo diena | 1st of May |
Mother's Day | Motinos diena | 1st Sunday in May |
Fathers day | Tėvo diena | 1st Sunday in June |
St. John's Day | Joninės (Rasos) | June 24th |
Statehood Day | Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) diena | July 6th |
Assumption Day | Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) | 15th of August |
All Saints Day | Visų šventųjų diena | November 1st |
holy Evening | Šv. Kūčios | 24th of December |
Christmas | Šv. Kalėdos | December 25th + December 26th |