Holiday Guide for Hungary in 2021

Hungary information

Population: 9.75m
Capital: Budapest
Calling Code: (36)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Hungarian forint
Language: Hungarian

List of National Holidays in Hungary in 2021

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Hungary: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday March 15th Long Weekend! Revolution Day Hungary: This day marks the anniversary of the start of the 1848 Revolution against the Austrian Empire and is celebrated with speeches and musical performances
	Friday April 2nd Long Weekend! Good Friday Hungary: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 4th Easter Sunday Hungary: 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 5th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Hungary: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Saturday May 1st Labour Day Hungary: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 23rd Pentecost Sunday Hungary: Celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter
	Monday May 24th Long Weekend! Pentecost Monday Hungary: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Friday August 20th Long Weekend! Saint Stephen's Day Hungary: 20th of August is the oldest national holiday in Hungary. It is generally considered to be the State Foundation Day of Hungary. Its origin roots back to the first king and state founder of Hungary, St. Stephen, who transformed the country into a European Christian country.
	Saturday October 23rd Republic Day Hungary: The day of the 1956 uprising against the Soviet Union and the proclamation of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989.
	Monday November 1st Long Weekend! All Saints' Day Hungary: On this day people generally visit all their lost relatives' graves which they decorate with flowers
	Friday December 24th Long Weekend! Christmas Holiday Hungary: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
	Saturday December 25th Christmas Day Hungary: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Sunday December 26th Second Day of Christmas Hungary: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December