Holidays in Romania 2024 (public, official and unofficial)
In this publication, All-Holidays.Info examines the following topic: holidays in Romania 2024. We will provide the exact dates of public, official and unofficial Romanian holidays in 2024. We will also briefly explain their differences and features. If you found this information useful, don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
Below are the public holidays in Romania 2024 (sometimes the term “legal holidays” is used). These days, the majority of the country’s residents have the right to a day off from work and school. Only services and companies whose activities cannot be interrupted are operating. The list of such days is officially approved in the Labor Code, Article 139.
January 1, 2024, Monday – New Year’s Day (public holiday).
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 – Second New Year’s Day (public holiday).
January 6, 2024, Saturday – Epiphany (public holiday).
January 7, 2024, Sunday – Cathedral of the Holy Prophet John the Baptist (public holiday).
Wednesday 24 January 2024 – Day of the Union of Romanian Principalities (public holiday).
Wednesday 1 May 2024 – International Labor Day (public holiday).
Friday 3 May 2024 – Good Friday (public holiday).
Sunday 5 May 2024 – Easter Sunday (public holiday).
Monday 6 May 2024 – Holy Monday (public holiday).
Saturday 1 June 2024 – Children’s Day (public holiday).
June 23, 2024, Sunday – Pentecost (public holiday).
Monday 24 June 2024 – Pentecost Monday (public holiday).
August 15, 2024, Thursday – Assumption of the Virgin Mary (public holiday).
Saturday 30 November 2024 – St. Andrew (public holiday).
December 1, 2024, Sunday – National Day of Romania (public holiday).
Wednesday 25 December 2024 – Christmas Day (public holiday).
Thursday 26 December 2024 – Second Day of Christmas (public holiday).
Unofficial holidays in Romania 2024
In this section we have listed the major unofficial holidays in Romania in 2024. On these dates, traditional folk celebrations and rituals are held. Some of the unofficial holidays date back to pre-Christian times. Others, on the contrary, appeared during Christianity, but are not recognized by the church.
January 16, 2024, Tuesday – Wolf St. Peter or Winter St. Peter (unofficial holiday).
January 17, 2024, Wednesday – Antanasia or winter Circus (unofficial holiday).
February 24, 2024, Saturday – Dragobete (unofficial holiday).
March 1, 2024, Friday – Baba Dokia (unofficial holiday).
March 17, 2024, Sunday – Feast of St. Alexis (unofficial holiday).
April 8, 2024, Monday – International Roma Day (unofficial holiday).
April 11, 2024, Thursday – Feast of the Teeth or Feast of St. Antipas (unofficial holiday).
Saturday 20 April 2024 – Paparudele (unofficial holiday).
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Armindeni, Wormwood Day or Drunkard’s Day (unofficial holiday).
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Summer St. Nicholas (unofficial holiday).
July 17, 2024, Wednesday – Holy Great Martyr Marina (unofficial holiday).
July 21, 2024, Sunday – Saint Elijah Palie (unofficial holiday).
July 22, 2024, Monday – Oparlia or St. Phocas (unofficial holiday).
Saturday 27 July 2024 – Pinteliu Traveler (unofficial holiday).
September 13, 2024, Friday – Grape Harvest Festival (unofficial holiday).
November 11, 2024, Monday – Robbers’ Day (unofficial holiday).
October 31, 2024, Thursday – Halloween (unofficial holiday).
December 24, 2024, Tuesday – Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
December 31, 2024, Tuesday – New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).
Other official Romanian holidays 2024
Listed below are the official holidays in Romania 2024 with normal working hours. These dates are approved by Romanian law or recognized by the United Nations as international or official. In a sense, they can be called memorable or significant dates, rather than holidays.
January 2024
January 10 (Wednesday) 2024 – Mathematics Day.
January 15 (Monday) 2024 – National Culture Day.
January 27 (Saturday) 2024 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
February 2024
February 19 (Monday) 2024 – Constantin Brancusi Day.
February 20 (Tuesday) 2024 – World Day of Social Justice.
March 2024
March 8 (Friday) 2024 – International Women’s Day.
March 9 (Saturday) 2024 – Day of Anti-Communist Political Prisoners.
March 20 (Wednesday) 2024 – International Day of Francophonie – International Day of Happiness.
March 21 (Thursday) 2024 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – World Down Syndrome Day, International Day of Forests.
March 22 (Friday) 2024 – World Water Day.
March 24 (Sunday) 2024 – World Tuberculosis Day.
March 25 (Monday) 2024 – Romanian Police Day – International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
March 27 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of the Union of Bessarabia and Romania.
April 2024
April 2 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Autism Awareness Day.
April 3 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of the Romanian Gendarmerie.
April 7 (Sunday) 2024 – World Health Day.
April 7 (Sunday) 2024 – NATO Day in Romania.
April 8 (Monday) 2024 – Holiday of Roma nationality in Romania.
April 23 (Tuesday) 2024 – Railway Worker’s Day – Librarian’s Day, World Book and Copyright Day, National Financial Advisor’s Day in Romania.
April 29 (Monday) 2024 – Veterans Day.
May 2024
May 2 (Thursday) 2024 – National Youth Day.
May 3 (Friday) 2024 – World Press Freedom Day.
May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – Tatar Language Day.
May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – Mother’s Day.
May 8 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of equal opportunities for women and men.
May 9 (Thursday) 2024 – Victory Day – Europe Day.
May 10 (Friday) 2024 – Monarchy Day – Romanian Independence Day.
May 12 (Sunday) 2024 – Father’s Day – Teenager’s Day, National Traditional Port Day.
May 14 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Day of Humanitarian Law.
May 15 (Wednesday) 2024 – National Veterinarian Day, National Day of Honoring the Martyrs of Communist Prisons – International Day of the Family.
May 21 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Day for Cultural Diversity.
May 24 (Friday) 2024 – Bulgarian Language Day.
May 25 (Saturday) 2024 – Slovak Language Day.
May 26 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of Romanian Entrepreneurs.
May 31 (Friday) 2024 – Military Reservist Day.
June 2024
June 1 (Saturday) 2024 – World Fathers Day.
June 2 (Sunday) 2024 – National Adoption Day.
June 4 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Day of Child Victims of Aggression.
June 5 (Wednesday) 2024 – National Day against Violence Against Children – World Environment Day.
June 13 (Thursday) 2024 – Day of Heroes (Ascension of the Lord).
June 14 (Friday) 2024 – World Blood Donor Day.
June 20 (Thursday) 2024 – World Refugee Day.
June 26 (Wednesday) 2024 – National Flag Day – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
July 2024
July 7 (Sunday) 2024 – Justice Day.
July 14 (Sunday) 2024 – Statistics Day.
July 20 (Saturday) 2024 – Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day.
July 24 (Wednesday) 2024 – Romanian Border Police Day.
July 28 (Sunday) 2024 – National Ambulance Day – World Hepatitis Day.
July 29 (Monday) 2024 – Romanian National Anthem Day.
July 30 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Friendship Day.
August 2024
August 15 (Thursday) 2024 – Romanian Navy Day.
August 23 (Friday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Fascism and Communism.
August 31 (Saturday) 2024 – Romanian Language Day.
September 2024
September 1 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.
September 10 (Tuesday) 2024 – World Suicide Prevention Day.
September 13 (Friday) 2024 – Romanian Firefighters Day.
September 14 (Saturday) 2024 – Day of the Romanian Engineer.
September 15 (Sunday) 2024 – International Day of Democracy.
September 21 (Saturday) 2024 – World Peace Day.
September 28 (Saturday) 2024 – Czech Language Day.
September 29 (Sunday) 2024 – World Heart Day.
October 2024
October 1 (Tuesday) 2024 – Romanian Diver Day – International Day of Older Persons.
October 5 (Saturday) 2024 – World Education Day.
October 9 (Wednesday) 2024 – World Post Day.
October 10 (Thursday) 2024 – World Mental Health Day.
October 11 (Friday) 2024 – Transylvanian school day.
October 17 (Thursday) 2024 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
October 24 (Thursday) 2024 – United Nations Day.
October 25 (Friday) 2024 – Romanian Army Day.
November 2024
November 11 (Monday) 2024 – Veterans Day.
November 14 (Thursday) 2024 – Dobroja Day – World Diabetes Day.
November 16 (Saturday) 2024 – UNESCO World Heritage Day in Romania – International Day of Tolerance.
November 17 (Sunday) 2024 – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
November 19 (Tuesday) 2024 – Day of Romanian Researchers and Designers – International Men’s Day.
November 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Bukovyna Day.
November 28 (Thursday) 2024 – National No Tobacco Day.
December 2024
December 1 (Sunday) 2024 – World AIDS Day.
December 2 (Monday) 2024 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
December 3 (Tuesday) 2024 – International Day of People with Disabilities.
December 8 (Sunday) 2024 – Constitution Day of Romania.
December 9 (Monday) 2024 – International Anti-Corruption Day.
December 10 (Tuesday) 2024 – Human Rights Day.
December 13 (Friday) 2024 – Holidays of Tatar nationality in Romania.
December 16 (Monday) 2024 – Day of National Solidarity against Dictatorship.
December 18 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of National Minorities in Romania.
December 20 (Friday) 2024 – International Day of Human Solidarity.
December 21 (Saturday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism in Romania.
December 22 (Sunday) 2024 – Victory Day of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom.
In this publication, we have listed all the holidays in Romania 2024. We have provided the exact dates of legal, unofficial and official Romanian holidays. On the All-Holidays.Info website you will find more information about holidays and school holidays in different countries. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
