Public holidays in Montenegro
Introduction This is a list of '''public holidays''' in '''Montenegro. '''
Official holidays All state and other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities. ''Note:'' If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Sunday, then the next two working days are non-working days (Monday and Tuesday). If the first day of State and Other holidays falls on Saturday, then only one next working day is a non-working day (Monday).DateNameLocal name2015 DateRemarksState holidays 21 MayIndependence Day''Dan nezavisnosti''''Дан независности''21 May''Anniversary of the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006. ''22 May 22 May 13 JulyStatehood Day''Dan državnosti''''Дан државности'' 13 July''Anniversary of the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state, as well as the 13 July Uprising against the Axis forces in 1941'' 14 July 14 JulyOther holidays 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day''Nova godina''''Нова година'' 1 January 2 January 2 January 1 MayLabour Day''Praznik rada''''Празник рада'' 1 May 2 May 2 May 13 NovemberNjegos's Day''Njegošev dan''''Његошев дан'' 13 November 14 November 14 NovemberReligious holidays'''Orthodox holidays''' 6 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas Eve''Badnji dan''''Бадњи дан'' 6 January''Orthodox Church uses the Julian Calendar.'' 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas''Božić''''Божић'' 7 January 8 January 8 January''varies''Orthodox Good Friday''Veliki petak''''Велики петак'' 10 April''Orthodox Church calculates Easter using Orthodox Computus. ''''By the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday. ''''varies'' 13 April'''Roman Catholic holidays''' 24 DecemberChristmas Eve''Badnji dan'' 24 December 25 DecemberChristmas''Božić'' 25 December 26 December  26 December''varies''Good Friday''Veliki petak'' 3 April''varies''Easter''Uskrs'' 5 April''By the law only the second day of Easter, the Easter Monday, is a holiday. ''''varies'' 6 April  1 NovemberAll Saints' Day''Svi Sveti'' 1 November'''Muslim holidays'''1 ShawwalEid ul-Fitr''Ramazanski bajram'' 17 July''End of Ramadan. ''2 Shawwal 18 July 3 Shawwal 19 July10 Dhu al-HijjahEid al-Adha''Kurbanski bajram''23 September''Although Eid al-Adha lasts four days only three days are holidays according to the law. ''11 Dhu al-Hijjah 24 September12 Dhu al-Hijjah 25 September '''Jewish holidays'''15 NisanPesach''Pasha'' 3 April16 Nisan4 April10 TishreiYom Kippur''Jom Kipur'' 23 September11 Tishrei 24 September
Unofficial holidays In addition to the official state, other and religious holidays; many other religious, ethnic, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar. These are rarely observed by businesses as non-working days.DateNameLocal name2015 DateRemarksReligious holidays'''Orthodox holidays'''14 January Orthodox New Year''Pravoslavna Nova godina''''Православна Нова година''14 January''Celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. '''''Catholic holidays'''15 AugustAssumption of Mary''Velika Gospa''15 August'''Muslim holidays'''1 MuharramIslamic New Year''Nova hidžretska godina''14 October12 Rabi' al-awwalMawlid''Mevlud''23 December27 RajabLaylat al-Mi'raj''Lejletul Mi'radž''16 May15 Sha'abanLaylat al-Bara'at''Lejletul berat''2 June1 RamadanFirst day of Ramadan''Prvi dan posta''18 June27 RamadanLaylat al-Qadr''Lejletul kadr''14 July'''Jewish holidays'''1 TishreiRosh Hashanah''Roš Hašana''13 September
See also * Public holidays in Yugoslavia
References *  ZAKON O DRŽAVNIM I DRUGIM PRAZNICIMA (Law on State and Other Holidays) - Official Gazette of Montenegro Nr. 27/2007 (17.5.2007)*  ZAKON O SVETKOVANJU VJERSKIH PRAZNIKA (Law on Celebrating Religious Holidays) - Official Gazette of Montenegro Nr. 56/1993 (29.12.1993)