Holiday Guide for Croatia in 2023

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 2023

	Sunday 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
	Friday 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 9th 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 10th Long Weekend! Easter Monday (Uskrsni ponedjeljak) Croatia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday 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
	Tuesday May 30th Statehood Day (Dan državnosti) Croatia: Marks the day in 1990 when the first post-Communist multi-party Parliament was constituted.
	Thursday June 8th Corpus Christi (Tijelovo) Croatia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Thursday June 22nd Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Dan antifašističke borbe) Croatia: Marks the start of the uprising of anti-fascist Partisans against occupying forces in 1941
	Saturday 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'
	Tuesday August 15th Assumption of Mary (Velika Gospa) Croatia: Velika Gospa, or the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a national holiday in Croatia. It is celebrated on August 15, when believers throughout Croatia go on pilgrimages to Marian shrines.
	Wednesday 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
	Saturday 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
	Monday 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
	Tuesday 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.