Public holidays in

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are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act ( hr, Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima). * In 2020 there was a change in holidays: June 25 (was Statehood Day until 2019, became Independence Day in 2020) and October 8 (was Independence Day until 2019, became Day of the Croatian Parliament in 2020) changed names and were demoted from public holidays to memorial days (working). May 30 (was Day of the Croatian Parliament until 2019, became National Day in 2020) was promoted from a memorial day to a public holiday, and November 18 (Remembrance Day) was added as a new public holiday. Note: Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. Christians who celebrate Christmas, Easter and Easter Monday per the

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, Muslims on the days of Ramadan Bayram and Kurban Bayram, and Jews on the days of Rosh Hashanah and

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Unofficial holidays

*Popular carnival celebrations are held in most cities and towns in the country on

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(''Pokladni utorak''), when customarily businesses in

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and

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cease work for the day earlier than usual, but the day is not officially designated a public holiday. *Some cities also celebrate ''de facto'' public holidays on their patron saints' feast days. For example, in

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, the day of

Saint Domnius Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Dujam or Saint Duje, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domninus) was a Bishop of Salona (today's Solin) around the year 300, and is venerated as the patron of the nearby city of Split in modern Croatia. S ...

(''Sveti Duje'') is celebrated on May 7, while

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marks the day of Saint Blaise (''Sveti Vlaho'') on 3 February ; business usually cease work earlier than usual on these days. Most of rural village parishes in

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celebrate their patron saints' with ''kirbaj / kirvaj'' festival (from

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''kirche weihe'') when schools are usually closed for a day. *Even though Christmas Eve (24 December ), New Year's Eve (31 December), and Good Friday are not public holidays, businesses customarily close earlier (as early as 12pm).

References

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Holidays