Holiday

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Following is a list of holidays in Romania.

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Official non-working holidays

Date Local name English name Remarks
January 1 Anul nou New Year's Day
January 2 Anul nou Day after New Year's Day
April/May Paştele Easter The official holiday is the Orthodox Easter. The holiday is three days long, the Easter Sunday and Monday are non-working (Tuesday is also part of the religious 3 days celebration but it is not non-working according to the Romanian labor law).
May 1 Ziua muncii Labor Day International Labor Day
December 1 Ziua naţională (Ziua unirii) National holiday (Union Day)
December 25/26 Crăciunul Christmas Both first and second Christmas Day are holidays. Third Christmas Day is not a public holiday.

Other official holidays and observances

Date Local name English name Remarks
March 8 Ziua Femeii Women's Day
May/June Ziua Eroilor (Înălţarea) Heroes' Day (Ascension) The 40th day from the Orthodox Easter
June 1 Ziua Copilului Children's Day
June 26 Ziua Tricolorului Flag Day
July 29 Ziua Imnului naţional National Anthem Day Date when Deşteaptă-te, române! was first performed, in 1848 at Râmnicu Vâlcea
December 8 Ziua Constituţiei Constitution Day Referendum on the Romanian Constitution was held in 1991

Traditional festivals and holidays

Date Name Remarks
February 24 Dragobetele similar to St. Valentine's Day
March 1 Mărţişorul Spring festival

Other observances

Date Name Remarks
First Sunday in April NATO Day Not a public holiday - observed by the Government institutions
October 25 Armed Forces Day Not a public holiday. Observed by the Romanian Army and its veterans on the anniversary of the liberation of Carei, the last Romanian city under occupation during World War II.

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