2021 BULGARIA HOLIDAYS
The next public holiday in Bulgaria is
6th September, MondayUnification Day
List of National and Regional Public Holidays of Bulgaria in 2021
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|
| FridayFri | Jan 01, 2021Jan 01 | New Year's Day |
| WednesdayWed | Mar 03, 2021Mar 03 | Liberation Day |
| FridayFri | Apr 30, 2021Apr 30 | Orthodox Good Friday |
| SaturdaySat | May 01, 2021May 01 | Orthodox Easter Saturday |
| SaturdaySat | May 01, 2021May 01 | Labour Day |
| SundaySun | May 02, 2021May 02 | Orthodox Easter Sunday |
| MondayMon | May 03, 2021May 03 | Orthodox Easter Monday |
| ThursdayThu | May 06, 2021May 06 | St. George's Day |
| MondayMon | May 24, 2021May 24 | Culture and the Slavic Letters Day |
| MondayMon | Sep 06, 2021Sep 06 | Unification Day |
| WednesdayWed | Sep 22, 2021Sep 22 | Independence Day |
| MondayMon | Nov 01, 2021Nov 01 | National Awakeners Day |
| FridayFri | Dec 24, 2021Dec 24 | Christmas Eve |
| SaturdaySat | Dec 25, 2021Dec 25 | Christmas |
| SundaySun | Dec 26, 2021Dec 26 | 2nd Day of Christmas |
Public Holidays in Bulgaria
Unification Day
Monday Sep 06, 2021
The upcoming Bulgaria holiday Unification Day is in 32 days from today.
Independence Day
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
The upcoming Bulgaria holiday Independence Day is in 48 days from today.
National Awakeners Day
Monday Nov 01, 2021
The upcoming Bulgaria holiday National Awakeners Day is in 88 days from today.
2021 Public Holidays Bulgaria Service
The above is the list of 2021 public holidays declared in Bulgaria which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. We also provide Bulgaria holiday calendar for 2021 in Word, Excel, PDF and printable online formats.
Bulgarians celebrate a large number of holidays which are categorized into public holidays, national holidays and religious holidays. The council of ministers sets the holidays at the beginning of each year. The council members provide the public with the dates that guide them on dates of holidays of the specified year. For this reason, the dates of celebration vary depending on the dates set by the council.
Holidays that occur on the weekend are celebrated on a working day under the Bulgarian laws. The government of Bulgaria provides its employees with a paid day off during any national or public holidays.
Workers and students of Bulgaria highly welcome the national holidays. Most of the workers combine their paid leave with holidays to get enough time to have vacations with their families.
Religious groups majorly the Orthodox Church, which is the most dominant Bulgaria, celebrate Easter and Christmas holidays. The most celebrated one is Christmas day. It is marked with a lot of activities starting from church concerts to visiting friends and also having picnics.
The most celebrated national holiday in Bulgaria is the Liberation Day. It is the day that Bulgarians were liberated from the brutal Ottoman rule. The Bulgarians celebrate this day in several ways. Cultural displays and military shows are some of the activities that mark the holiday. The most iconic activity is visiting the memorial liberty on the Shipka peak. The memorial complex was created to commemorate the fallen Bulgarians and Russian during the war.
