National Holidays in Lithuania in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Lithuania
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Restoration of the State Day
- The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16th 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania
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: Restoration of Independence Day
- The Lithuanian people voted for self-rule in elections held in February 1990, and the new democratically elected parliament declared independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1990
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: Easter Sunday
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day is a public holiday under Lithuanian Labour Law
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: Father's Day
- Father's Day is a public holiday under Lithuanian Labour Law
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: St. John's Day
- The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
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: Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas
- King Mindaugas was the first Grand Duke of Lithuania and the first and only King of a unified Lithuania
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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: All Saints' Day
- Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
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: All Souls' Day
- Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
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: Christmas Eve
- Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Second day of Christmas
- Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
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