Public holidays in
Iceland
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are established by the act of the
Icelandic parliament''.''
The public holidays are the religious holidays of the
Church of Iceland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland ( is, Hin evangelíska lúterska kirkja), also called the National Church ( is, Þjóðkirkjan), is the officially established Christian church in Iceland. The church professes the Lutheran faith an ...
and the
First Day of Summer,
May Day
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. Tr ...
, the
Icelandic National Day. In addition,
Christmas Eve and
New Year's Eve are holidays from 1PM.
There are also twelve official
flag days in Iceland, some of which are not public holidays. On a flag day all government buildings fly the flag. Although citizens are not obliged to do it, most people do, if they have a flagpole.
Public holidays
Other days that are celebrated
In addition to the public holidays, other special days are celebrated in Iceland, some of which are official flagdays as well.
References
{{Public holidays in Europe
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
Icelandic culture
Law of Iceland
Holidays