Holiday Guide for Slovenia in 2024

Slovenia information

Population: 2.10m
Capital: Ljubljana
Calling Code: (386)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Slovene

List of National Holidays in Slovenia in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Slovenia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday January 2nd New Year's Holiday Slovenia: This holiday was reinstated in 2017 after austerity measures ended.
	Thursday February 8th Prešeren Day Slovenia: Commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author
	Sunday March 31st Easter Sunday Slovenia: 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 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Slovenia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Saturday April 27th Resistance Day Slovenia: This holiday commemorates the establishment of the Liberation Front, an organisation that spearheaded the resistance movement against the occupying forces during the second world war.
	Wednesday May 1st May Day Slovenia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 2nd May Day Holiday Slovenia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 19th Whit Sunday Slovenia: Celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter
	Tuesday June 25th Statehood Day Slovenia: Commemorates Slovenia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day Slovenia: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Thursday October 31st Reformation Day Slovenia: Commemorates the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 'these' to the door of the church in Wittenburg
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Day of Remembrance of the Dead Slovenia: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Slovenia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Independence and Unity Day Slovenia: Commemorates the proclamation of the Slovenian independence referendum in 1990