There are two kinds of public holidays in Slovenia –

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s and work-free days. State holidays are those celebrated by the state. These include

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and flying the

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. The latter are actually

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s, which are equivalent to any Sunday: companies and schools are closed, but there is no official celebration. 9 of 14 state holiday days are work-free, and there are additional 6 work-free days in Slovenia. Two of them always fall on Sunday, thus, there are effectively at most 13 work-free days in Slovenia. State holidays that are work-free are shown in pale green, while work-free days that are not state holidays (coinciding with Christian religious holidays) are shown in blue.

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Other holidays

In addition to these, several other holidays are traditionally and popularly celebrated by the people of Slovenia, although not being work-free. The best known are: *

Carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...

(''pust'', date varies), *

Slovenian Maritime Day The Maritime Day () is an anniversary in Slovenia dedicated to maritime activities and history. It is celebrated annually on 7 March. It was established with a decree by the Government of Slovenia on 7 March 1996. The event was c ...

, 7 March *

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women's fight for equality and liberation along with the women's rights movement. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive righ ...

, 8 March * St. George's Day (''jurjevanje'', the welcoming of spring; 23 April), * St. Martin's Day (''martinovanje'', changing of

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into wine; 11 November) *

Saint Nicholas Day Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast d ...

(''miklavž'', when children receive presents; 6 December) * Insurrection Day (''dan vstaje'', 22 July, work-free until 1991)

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Holidays and Days off in the Republic of Slovenia Act
Retrieved 14 May 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays in Slovenia

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Culture of Slovenia Society of Slovenia Observances in Slovenia

Holidays A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

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Other holidays

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