National Holidays in North Macedonia in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in North Macedonia
Touch a holiday for details
: 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
- More details about New Year's Day
: Orthodox Christmas
- The Orthodox Church recognises January 7th as the day that Jesus was born
- More details about Orthodox Christmas
: Eid Al Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
- More details about Eid Al Fitr
: Orthodox Easter Day
- Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
- More details about Orthodox Easter Day
: Orthodox Easter Monday
- The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
- More details about Orthodox Easter Monday
: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
- More details about Labour Day
: St. Cyril and St. Methodius
- In Macedonia, this day is celebrated following the Orthodox calendar on 24 May
- More details about St. Cyril and St. Methodius
: Republic Day
- Marks the establishment of the Republic in 1944 and the Ilinden Uprising in 1903
- More details about Republic Day
: Independence Day
- The Republic of Macedonia gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, where it was a federal state
- More details about Independence Day
: Revolution Day
- Beginning of Anti-fascist war during WWII in 1941
- More details about Revolution Day
: Day of the Macedonian Revolution
- Marks the establishment of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) in 1893
- More details about Day of the Macedonian Revolution
: St. Clement of Ohrid
- Saint Clement of Ohrid was a medieval Bulgarian saint, scholar, writer and enlightener of the Slavs
- More details about St. Clement of Ohrid