NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:

• 1 January - New Year’s Day
  (Celebrating the New Year – 2 non-working days)
• 1 May - Labour Day
  (International day of the workers – 2 non-working days)
• 2 August  - St. Elia’s day Uprising
  (Most important Macedonian holiday – Day of Macedonian rebellion against the Turks in 1903 and Day of Antifascist Assembly of the People’s Liberation of Macedonia in 1944 – 1 non-working day)
• 8 September  - Independence Day
  (Day when the Macedonian people voted for independence in the referendum held in 1991 – 1 non-working day)
• 11 October  - Day of Macedonian Rebellion
  (Day when the first actions of the Macedonian revolutionaries against the fascists were performed in the towns of Prilep and Kumanovo in 1941 – 1 nonworking day)

 
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:

• 7 January 2005 - Orthodox Christian: Christmas
  (1 non-working day)
• 27 April 2005 - Easter
  (always on Sunday, 1 non-working day)
  
  Muslim:
• 27 October through 25 November 2003 - Ramazan
  (date is changeable every year)
• 25 November 2003 - Sherbet Bajram
  (3 days) (1 non-working day for the citizens of Islamic religion) date is changeable every year
• 11 February 2003 - Kurban Bajram
  (4 days) (1 non-working day for the citizens of Islamic religion) date is changeable every year
  
  Roman Catholic:
• 25 December 2005 - Christmas
  (1 non-working day for the citizens of Roman-Catholic religion)
• 27 March 2005 - Easter
  (always on Sunday) (1 non-working day for the citizens of Roman-Catholic religion)