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Romanian HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Romania |
| sitesworld.comDate | Local name | English name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | Anul Nou | New Year's Day | |
| January 2 | Anul Nou | Day after New Year's Day | |
| April/May | Paștele | Easter | The official holiday is the Orthodox Easter. The holiday is two days long, the Easter Sunday and Monday are non-working. |
| May/June | Rusaliile | Pentecost, Whit Monday | Both 50th and 51st days after the Orthodox Easter. |
| May 1 | Ziua Muncii | Labour Day | International Labour Day |
| August 15 | Adormirea Maicii Domnului | Dormition of the Theotokos | Also the Day of the Romanian Naval Forces since St. Mary is the patron saint of the Navy |
| November 30 | Sfântul Andrei | St. Andrew's Day | Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Romania |
| December 1 | Ziua Națională (Ziua Marii Uniri) | National holiday (Great Union Day) | It celebrates the Union of Transylvania with Romania. |
| December 25/26 | Crăciunul | Christmas | Both first and second Christmas Day are holidays. Third Christmas Day is not a public holiday.sitesworld.com |
| sitesworld.comDate | Name | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 | Unification Day (Ziua Unirii) | Not a public holiday - it celebrates the day of the political union between Wallachia and Moldavia (when Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected ruler of both principalities), the foundation of modern Romania. | |
| March 8 | Women's Day | Not a public holiday | |
| Last Sunday in March | Earth Hour | Not a public holiday | |
| First Sunday in April | NATO Day | Not a public holiday - observed by the Government institutions | |
| April 22 | Earth Day | Not a public holiday | |
| May 9 | Independence Day/Victory Day/Europe Day | Not a public holiday - it celebrates both Romania's victorious independence war against the Ottoman Empire in 1877-1878 and the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. Also, starting 2007, Romania observes Europe Day. | |
| May/June | Heroes' Day (Ascension) | The 40th day from the Orthodox Easter. Not a public holiday - observed with military and religious festivities at the monuments dedicated to the national heroes (such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) | |
| June 1 | Children's Day | Not a public holiday | |
| June 26 | National Flag Day | Not a public holiday | |
| July 29 | National Anthem Day | Date when Deşteaptă-te, române! was first performed, in 1848 at Râmnicu Vâlcea - not a public holiday | |
| August 23 | Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day/Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism and Communism | National holiday until 1990. On 23 August 1944, King Michael I joined with pro-Allied opposition politicians and led a successful coup against Conducător of Romania, Marshal Ion Antonescu's fascist government. Romania joins the Allies and participates alongside the Red Army in liberating Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Austria from Nazi occupation. Since , Romania observes the European Day for Commemoration of the Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian regimes, also as a reminder of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact signed on this day in 1939. | |
| 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 horthyst-fascist occupation during World War II. Also the birthday of King Michael I | |
| December 8 | Constitution Day | Date when the referendum on the Romanian Constitution was held in 1991 thus establishing the first democratic Republic. | |
| December 21 | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Communism in Romania | Marks the peak of the victorious Romanian Revolution of 1989 and commemorates the victims who fell in the violent street confrontations between 16 and 27 December.sitesworld.com |
| sitesworld.comDate | Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Dragobetele | similar to St. Valentine's Day |
| March 1 | Mărțișorul | Spring festivalsitesworld.com |