Holiday Guide for Croatia in 2020

Croatia information

Population: 4.05m
Capital: Zagreb
Calling Code: (385)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Croatian

List of National Holidays in Croatia in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day (Nova godina) Croatia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 6th Long Weekend! Three King's Day (Sveta tri kralja) Croatia: A major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men. In some countries, it may be known as Three Kings Day.
	Sunday April 12th Easter Sunday (Uskrs) Croatia: 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.
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday (Uskrsni ponedjeljak) Croatia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day (Praznik rada) Croatia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Saturday May 30th Statehood Day (Dan državnosti) Croatia: Marks the day in 1990 when the first post-Communist multi-party Parliament was constituted.
	Thursday June 11th Corpus Christi (Tijelovo) Croatia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Monday June 22nd Long Weekend! Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Dan antifašističke borbe) Croatia: Marks the start of the uprising of anti-fascist Partisans against occupying forces in 1941
	Sunday July 5th Public Holiday Croatia: To allow voters to participate in the Parliamentary elections.
	Wednesday August 5th Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja) Croatia: The full title of the holiday is 'Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders'
	Saturday August 15th Assumption of Mary (Velika Gospa) Croatia: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day (Svi sveti) Croatia: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Wednesday November 18th Remembrance Day (Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje) Croatia: Remembrance Day for all victims of the Homeland War and Remembrance Day for the victims of Vukovar and Skabrnja
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day (Božić) Croatia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th St. Stephen's Day (Sveti Stjepan) Croatia: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.