There are two kinds of public holidays in Slovenia – state holidays and work-free days. State holidays are those celebrated by the state. These include official functions 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 Catholic religious holidays) are shown in blue. 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: *

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

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, 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 5 December or on 6 December in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Ni ...

(''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

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Slovenian culture Society of Slovenia Observances in Slovenia

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