World Public HolidaysPublic holidays in Bulgaria, 2016
Holiday dates17vs 2015: -1
Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.
On weekdays13not on the weekend
On the weekend4weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days9
World rank34 / 244median 13 days
All public holidays in 2016
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2016 | Fri | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Thu | Liberation Day |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Fri | Day off (substituted from 03/12/2016) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Sat (weekend) | Holy Saturday |
| May 1, 2016 | Sun (weekend) | Easter; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 2, 2016 | Mon | Easter |
| May 6, 2016 | Fri | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 23, 2016 | Mon | Day off (substituted from 05/14/2016) |
| May 24, 2016 | Tue | Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet |
| Sep 5, 2016 | Mon | Day off (substituted from 09/10/2016) |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Tue | Unification Day |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Thu | Independence Day |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Fri | Day off (substituted from 09/17/2016) |
| Dec 24, 2016 | Sat (weekend) | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25, 2016 | Sun (weekend) | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Mon | Christmas Day |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2016
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016 | 4 days | Day off (substituted from 12/12/2015)・New Year's Day |
| Mar 3, 2016 – Mar 6, 2016 | 4 days | Liberation Day・Day off (substituted from 03/12/2016) |
| Apr 29, 2016 – May 2, 2016 | 4 days | Good Friday・Holy Saturday・Easter; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day・Easter |
| May 6, 2016 – May 8, 2016 | 3 days | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 21, 2016 – May 24, 2016 | 4 days | Day off (substituted from 05/14/2016)・Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet |
| Sep 3, 2016 – Sep 6, 2016 | 4 days | Day off (substituted from 09/10/2016)・Unification Day |
| Sep 22, 2016 – Sep 25, 2016 | 4 days | Independence Day・Day off (substituted from 09/17/2016) |
| Dec 24, 2016 – Dec 26, 2016 | 3 days | Christmas Eve・Christmas Day |
| Dec 31, 2016 – Jan 2, 2017 | 3 days | New Year's Day・New Year's Day (observed) |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2015
- + Day off (substituted from 03/12/2016)
- + Day off (substituted from 05/14/2016)
- + Day off (substituted from 09/10/2016)
- + Day off (substituted from 09/17/2016)
- + Easter; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- − Day off (substituted from 01/24/2015)
- − Day off (substituted from 03/21/2015)
- − Day off (substituted from 09/12/2015)
- − Day off (substituted from 12/12/2015)
- − Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2016 →
National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.