Holidays in Serbia
This article lists public holidays in Serbia that do not necessarily fall on a Sunday.
Overview of the holidays
| date | designation | Serbian name | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st & January 2nd | Calendar New Year | Nova Godina | New Year according to the Gregorian calendar |
| January 7th | Christmas | Božić | Orthodox Christmas; December 25th according to the Julian calendar |
| January 13th & January 14th | Serbian New Year | Srpska Nova Godina | New Year according to the Julian calendar |
| January 27th | Day of Saint Sava | Dan Svetog Save | |
| February 15th | National holiday | Dan državnosti Srbije | |
| February 15th | Serbian Army Day | Dan Vojske Srbije | |
| Moving holiday | Great Friday ( Good Friday ) | Veliki Petak | |
| Moving holiday | Great Saturday ( Holy Saturday ) | Velika Subota | |
| Moving holiday | Easter | Uskrs (ecclesiastical: Vaskrs) | |
| 1st of May | Labor Day | Praznik rada | |
| May 9 | day of the victory | Dan pobede | End of the Second World War in 1945 |
| June 28th | Vidovdan | Dan Srba palih za Otadžbinu | Day of the Serbs Fallen for the Fatherland |
Holidays in the Republic of Serbia
This paragraph describes in more detail the days celebrated today in Serbia .
National holiday
On February 15th, the Serbs celebrate the beginning of the first Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804 and the entry into force of the first constitution in 1835 , from which the first Serbian state emerged: the Principality of Serbia .
Labor Day
Labor Day is a public holiday in Serbia. Everyone has a day off except for those in the public sector.
Vidovdan
According to one theory, the Vidovdan (German Saint Vitus Day ) was the holiday of the Old Slavic god Svantovit (also interpreted as Sveti Vid , in English "the holy seer"). He was the supreme god of war of the pagan Slavs. According to the theory mentioned above, the Christian Church reconstructed the pagan holiday to be its Saint Vitus day .
However, the Vidovdan is of particular importance as a memorial and holiday for the Serbs . On St. Vitus Day, June 15, 1389 (according to the Gregorian calendar on June 28), the battle on the Blackbird Field between Serbs and Ottomans took place, in which both military leaders, Knez Lazar Hrebeljanović and Sultan Murad I , perished. As a symbol of sacrifice for Christian values, this battle went down in Serbian history and mythology .
On June 28, 1914 , the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip shot the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo , which in the further course of events triggered the First World War . After the end of this war, the adoption of the so-called “Vidovdan Constitution” in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was solemnly scheduled for June 28, 1921.
Christmas
The Christmas holidays are public holidays and are celebrated on January 7th according to the Gregorian calendar .
More memorial days
Former holidays in the SFRY
This paragraph lists the holidays of the SFRY Yugoslavia .
Federal holidays
The national holidays were:
- January 1st - New Year
- May 1st - Labor Day
- May 25 - Youth Day
- July 4th - Fighters Day
- November 29th - National Day
Republican Holidays
Republican Holidays were celebrated in certain republics of the SFRY:
- July 7th - Uprising Day in SR Serbia
- July 13th - Uprising Day in SR Montenegro
- July 22nd - Uprising Day in SR Slovenia
- July 27th - Uprising Day in SR Croatia & SR Bosnia & Herzegovina
- August 2nd - Macedonian National Day
- October 11th - Uprising Day in SR Makedonia
- November 1 - Day of the Dead (Slovenia)
- November 25th - Establishment of the National Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina