World Public HolidaysPublic holidays in Bulgaria, 2021
Holiday dates16vs 2020: -1
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 weekend4weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days5
World rank62 / 245median 14 days
All public holidays in 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2021 | Fri | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Wed | Liberation Day |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Fri | Good Friday |
| May 1, 2021 | Sat (weekend) | Holy Saturday; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 2, 2021 | Sun (weekend) | Easter |
| May 3, 2021 | Mon | Easter |
| May 4, 2021 | Tue | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed) |
| May 6, 2021 | Thu | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 24, 2021 | Mon | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Mon | Unification Day |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Wed | Independence Day |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Fri | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25, 2021 | Sat (weekend) | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26, 2021 | Sun (weekend) | Christmas Day |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Mon | Christmas Day (observed) |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Tue | Christmas Day (observed) |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2021
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2021 – Jan 3, 2021 | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Apr 30, 2021 – May 4, 2021 | 5 days | Good Friday・Holy Saturday; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day・Easter・Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed) |
| May 22, 2021 – May 24, 2021 | 3 days | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| Sep 4, 2021 – Sep 6, 2021 | 3 days | Unification Day |
| Dec 24, 2021 – Dec 28, 2021 | 5 days | Christmas Eve・Christmas Day・Christmas Day (observed) |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2020
- + Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
- + Holy Saturday; Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- + Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed)
- − Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet
- − Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet (observed)
- − Holy Saturday
- − Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- − Unification Day (observed)
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2021 →
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.