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Public holidays in Romania

 
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Following is a list of holidays in Romania.

Official non-working holidays

Date Local name English name Remarks
January 1 Anul nou New Year's Day
January 2 Anul nou Day after New Year's Day
April/May Paştele Easter The official holiday is the Orthodox Easter. The holiday is two days long, the Easter Sunday and Monday are non-working.
May/June Rusaliile Pentecost, Whit Monday Both 50th and 51st days after the Orthodox Easter.
May 1 Ziua muncii Labor Day International Labor Day
August 15 Adormirea Maicii Domnului Dormition of the Theotokos Also the Day of the Romanian Naval Forces since St. Mary is the patron saint of the Navy
December 1 Ziua Naţională (Ziua Marii Uniri) National holiday (Great Union Day) It celebrates the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
December 25/26 Crăciunul Christmas Both first and second Christmas Day are holidays. Third Christmas Day is not a public holiday.

Ziua Unirii |Unification Day |It celebrates the day of the political union between Wallachia and Moldavia (when Alexander John Cuza was concomitantly elected ruler of both principalities), the foundation of modern Romania

Traditional festivals and holidays

Date Name Remarks
February 24 Dragobetele similar to St. Valentine's Day
March 1 Mărţişorul Spring festival

Other observances

Date Name Remarks
First Sunday in April NATO Day Not a public holiday - observed by the Government institutions
October 25 Armed Forces Day Not a public holiday. Observed by the Romanian Army and its veterans on the anniversary of the liberation of Carei, the last Romanian city under occupation during World War II.

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