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Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last. The Octave, or Eighth Day, is New Year's Day and the Feast of the Circumcision, the day Jesus was circumcised according to the faith. The evening of the last day is Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve, [ 1 ][ 2 ] the next morning being Epiphany.
In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January are public holidays as well, [1] [2] called New Year holiday (новогодние каникулы, novogodniye kanikuly). The holiday includes 6 and 8 January, with Christmas being 7 January, declared as non-working days by law. Until 2005, only 1 and 2 ...
Christmastide, commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas, lasts 12 days, from 25 December to 5 January, the latter date being named as Twelfth Night. [12] These traditional dates are adhered to by the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church. [1] However, the ending is defined differently by other Christian denominations. [13]
Map of countries where Christmas is a formal public holiday either on December 24/25 or January 6/7. Colour shading indicates "Days of rest". Note: Slovenia does have two days of rest, but the 26th is not a Christmas-related public holiday (Independence and Unity Day). Many national governments recognize Christmas as an official public holiday ...
14 April - Baptism of Poland Day (Święto Chrztu Polski), established in 2019. 1 May- state holiday (święto państwowe), public holiday, established in 1950. 3 May - 3 May Constitution Day(Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja), public holiday; first observed in 1919, disestablished in 1946, then reinstated in 1990.
1 January. Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year's Day. Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Two days before Easter. Good Friday. Velký pátek. Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016.
Old Rock Day. Orthodox Christmas Day. January 8. Argyle Day. Bubble Bath Day. Divorce Monday. Earth’s Rotation Day. ... (January 5-8) National Law Enforcement Training Week (January 7-13)
1 March - Baba Marta Day - Баба Марта. 8 March - International Women's Day - Ден на жената. 8 March - Mother's Day - Ден на майката. 6 May - Armed Forces Day - Ден на въоръжените сили St. George's Day.