In this publication, All-Holidays.Info will consider the following topic: holidays in Serbia 2024. You will learn what holidays exist and how they differ. We will also provide the exact dates of holidays in 2024 in Serbia and important (significant) dates, working and non-working days.
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Holidays in Serbia 2024 – important to know!
Holidays in Serbia in 2024 are held according to the Law on State and Other Holidays. All holidays can be divided into four categories:
- Public holidays with a non-working day.
- Religious holidays with a non-working day.
- Optional religious holidays.
- Public holidays with a working day.
IMPORTANT! On optional religious holidays, representatives of a certain denomination or faith have the right to a day off. For example, for Catholics this could be Good Friday or Christmas, for Jews – Yom Kippur.
In addition to holidays, there are important (significant) dates in Serbia. They are timed to coincide with important events in the history of the country. They are approved by the Government of the Republic of Srpska, and the Committee for the Preservation of Traditions of the Republic of Srpska monitors compliance.
Public (national) and religious holidays in Serbia 2024
Below are the holidays in Serbia 2024. Opposite each of them is indicated whether it is a national or religious, working or non-working day. For convenience, we have arranged Serbian holidays 2024 in chronological order.
January 2024
- January 1 (Monday) 2024 – New Year (national public holiday, non-working day).
- January 2 (Tuesday) 2024 – New Year’s Day, second day (national public holiday, non-working day).
- January 6 (Saturday) 2024 — the first day of the Epiphany holiday (optional religious holiday, Orthodox Christians have the right not to work).
- January 7 (Sunday) 2024 – Christmas, Orthodox (religious holiday, general non-working day).
- January 27 (Saturday) 2024 – Saint Sava (national public holiday, normal working day).
February 2024
- February 15 (Thursday) 2024 – Day of Serbian Statehood (national public holiday, non-working day).
- February 16 (Friday) 2024 – Day of Serbian Statehood, second day (national public holiday, non-working day).
March 2024
- March 29 (Friday) 2024 – Good Friday, Catholic (optional religious holiday, Catholics have the right not to work).
- March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Holy Saturday, Catholic (optional religious holiday, Catholics have the right not to work).
- March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Easter, Catholic (optional religious holiday, Catholics have the right not to work).
April 2024
- April 1 (Monday) 2024 – Easter Monday, Catholic (optional religious holiday, Catholics have the right not to work).
- April 10 (Wednesday) 2024 – first day of Eid al-Fitr (optional religious holiday, Muslims have the right not to work).
- April 22 (Monday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust, Genocide and Other Victims of Fascism in World War II (national public holiday, normal working day).
May 2024
- May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 — International Labour Day (national public holiday, non-working day).
- May 2 (Thursday) 2024 – International Labour Day, day two (national public holiday, non-working day).
- May 3 (Friday) 2024 – Good Friday, Orthodox (religious holiday, general non-working day).
- May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – Holy Saturday, Orthodox (religious holiday, general non-working day).
- May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – Easter, Orthodox (religious holiday, general non-working day).
- May 6 (Monday) 2024 – Easter Monday, Orthodox (religious holiday, general non-working day).
- May 9 (Thursday) 2024 – Victory Day (national public holiday, regular working day).
June 2024
- June 16 (Monday) 2024 – the first day of Eid al-Adha (an optional religious holiday, Muslims have the right not to work).
- June 28 (Friday) 2024 – Vidovdan (national public holiday, normal working day).
October 2024
- October 12 (Saturday) 2024 – the first day of Yom Kippur (an optional religious holiday, Jews have the right not to work).
- October 21 (Monday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance of Serbian Victims of World War II (national public holiday, normal working day).
December 2024
- December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – Christmas, Catholic (optional religious holiday, Catholics have the right not to work).
Important dates and significant days 2024
Below is a list of important dates approved by the Government of the Republic of Srpska. They are not holidays or non-working days. However, relevant events may be held on important dates.
January 2024
- January 5 (Friday) 2024 – The suffering of Serbs in Kravice.
- January 11 (Thursday) 2024 – The suffering of the fighters of the fourth battalion of the Novograd brigade.
- January 16 (Tuesday) 2024 – The suffering of Serbs in Skelani.
- January 27 (Saturday) 2024 – Closing of the Silos camp.
February 2024
- February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of Fighters and the First Serbian Uprising.
March 2024
- March 16 (Saturday) 2024 – Exodus of Serbs from Sarajevo.
- March 26 (Tuesday) 2024 – The suffering of Serbs in Sijekovac.
April 2024
- April 22 (Monday) 2024 – Breakout of prisoners from the Jasenovac camp.
May 2024
- May 3 (Friday) 2024 – The suffering of JNA members on Dobrovoljačka Street in Sarajevo.
- May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Ustasha Crimes in Jasenovac.
- May 12 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of the Army of the Republic of Srpska and the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Republic of Srpska) of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- May 15 (Wednesday) 2024 – Suffering of JNA members in Tuzla.
June 2024
- June 15 (Saturday) 2024 – Battle of Sutjeska.
- June 16 (Sunday) 2024 – Defense of the Sarajevo-Romania region.
- June 23 (Sunday) 2024 – Corridor Breakthrough.
- June 28 (Friday) 2024 – Vidovdan.
- June 30 (Sunday) 2024 – Battle of Kozara.
July 2024
- July 7 (Sunday) 2024 – Nevesinskaya Rifle.
- July 12 (Friday) 2024 – Suffering of Serbs in the center of Podrinje.
- July 19 (Friday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Dead and Tired Children in NDH.
August 2024
- August 4 (Sunday) 2024 – The suffering of the Serbs during the storm.
- August 30 (Friday) 2024 – Liberation of Serbs from Smoluca, Tinja and Potpeć.
September 2024
- September 9 (Monday) 2024 – Day of Remembrance for the Victims of NATO Bombing of Republika Srpska.
- September 15 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of the Missing and Killed in the Patriotic War of the Republic of Srpska.
- September 18 (Wednesday) 2024 – Defense of the western borders of Serbia.
October 2024
- October 3 (Thursday) 2024 – Rescue of Allied pilots in 1944 – Operation Halliard Airlift.
November 2024
- November 7 (Thursday) 2024 – Mitrovdan offensive.
- November 21 (Thursday) 2024 – Entry of the Serbian army into Banja Luka.
December 2024
- December 27 (Friday) 2024 – Internment of Serbs in the Doboj camp.
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