In this short publication, we will talk about the holidays in Bulgaria 2023. We will give the dates of public and unofficial holidays. At the end of the article you will find a calendar with Bulgarian holidays and weekends.
All public holidays in Bulgaria are days free from work and study. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is postponed. In 2023, this happened with the New Year and St. George’s Day. Below you will find holidays in Bulgaria 2023:
January
New Year – January 1, 2023;
New Year (transfer from Sunday) – January 2, 2023.
March
Liberation Day – March 3, 2023.
Liberation Day is also called the “Day of the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman slavery”. It is timed to the events of March 3, 1878. On that day, in San Stefano, Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed an agreement that put an end to the Ottoman yoke, which lasted 482 years (from 1396 to 1878).
April
Good Friday (Orthodox) – April 14, 2023;
Great Saturday (Orthodox) – April 15, 2023;
Easter Sunday (Orthodox) – April 16, 2023;
Easter Monday (Orthodox) – April 17, 2023.
May
Labor Day – May 1, 2023;
St. George’s Day, Day of Courage and the Bulgarian Army – May 6, 2023;
St. George’s Day (rescheduled from Saturday) – May 8, 2023;
Day of Slavic Education and Writing – May 24, 2023.
September
Unification Day – September 6, 2023;
Bulgaria Independence Day – September 22, 2023.
December
Holy Evening – December 24, 2023;
Christmas – 25, 26, 27 December 2023.
Unofficial Bulgarian holidays 2023
In addition to state holidays, Bulgarians celebrate unofficial holidays. On these dates there is no day off, but certain traditions are observed. Below you will find a list of unofficial holidays in Bulgaria in 2023.
February
Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism – February 1, 2023;
Baba Marta is a character in Bulgarian folklore. Associated with the month of March. The veneration of Baba Martha is rooted in pagan times. It is present in many rituals associated with the onset of spring. On this day Bulgarians adorn themselves with figurines made of white and red thread, which they call “Martenitsa”.
May
Day of Culture and Education – May 24, 2023.
June
International Children’s Day – June 1, 2023.
November
National Awakeners Day – November 1, 2023.
The Day of Folk Awakeners (revivalists of the national spirit) is celebrated by Bulgarians regardless of their place of residence. The holiday is dedicated to the national cultural and religious identity of the Bulgarians, designed to preserve it.
People’s awakeners include such personalities as St. Ivan Rilski, archbishops Petyr Bogdan and Petyr Parchevich, writers Dobri Chintulov and Ivan Vazov, revolutionaries Rakovski, Levski and Botev. There is no general day off on the Day of People’s Awakeners , but educational institutions are closed.
December
New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2023.
Holiday calendar in Bulgaria 2023
Holidays in Bulgaria 2023. Designations: Red – public holidays and weekends; green – unofficial and public holidays without a day off.
In this publication, we talked about the holidays in Bulgaria 2023. We gave the exact dates of the holidays and replacement days off. We hope you found what you were looking for. Information about holidays and school holidays in other countries can be found on the All-Holidays.Info website. Don’t forget to share the post with your friends!
