World Public HolidaysPublic holidays in Bulgaria, 2017
Holiday dates17vs 2016: +0
Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.
On weekdays12not on the weekend
On the weekend5weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days8
World rank25 / 245median 13 days
All public holidays in 2017
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2017 | Sun (weekend) | New Year's Day |
| Jan 2, 2017 | Mon | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Fri | Liberation Day |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Sat (weekend) | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Sun (weekend) | Easter |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Mon | Easter |
| May 1, 2017 | Mon | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 6, 2017 | Sat (weekend) | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 8, 2017 | Mon | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed) |
| May 24, 2017 | Wed | Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet |
| Sep 6, 2017 | Wed | Unification Day |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Fri | Independence Day |
| Dec 24, 2017 | Sun (weekend) | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25, 2017 | Mon | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Tue | Christmas Day |
| Dec 27, 2017 | Wed | Christmas Eve (observed) |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2017
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 – Jan 2, 2017 | 3 days | New Year's Day・New Year's Day (observed) |
| Mar 3, 2017 – Mar 5, 2017 | 3 days | Liberation Day |
| Apr 14, 2017 – Apr 17, 2017 | 4 days | Good Friday・Holy Saturday・Easter |
| Apr 29, 2017 – May 1, 2017 | 3 days | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 6, 2017 – May 8, 2017 | 3 days | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army・Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed) |
| Sep 22, 2017 – Sep 24, 2017 | 3 days | Independence Day |
| Dec 23, 2017 – Dec 27, 2017 | 5 days | Christmas Eve・Christmas Day・Christmas Eve (observed) |
| Dec 30, 2017 – Jan 1, 2018 | 3 days | New Year's Day |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2016
- + Christmas Eve (observed)
- + Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- + New Year's Day (observed)
- + Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed)
- − 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
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2017 →
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.