Holidays
U.S. Embassy Pristina Holidays
The U.S. Embassy Pristina will be closed for the following holidays during the year 2009.
Date | Holiday Name | Type |
January 1
| New Year's Day | American/Local |
January 2
| New Year's Day | Local |
January 6
| Christmas (Orthodox) | Local |
January 19 | Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. | American |
February 16 | President's Day | American |
February 17 | Kosovo Independence Day | Local |
| April 9 | Kosovo Constitution Day | Local |
April 13* | Easter Monday (Catholic) | Local |
April 20* | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | Local |
May 01 | Labor Day | Local |
| May 11 | Europe Day | Local |
May 25 | Memorial Day | American |
July 3 | Independence Day | American |
August 28 | Assumption Day (Orthodox) | Local |
September 7 | Labor Day | American |
September 21* | Eid-Al-Fitr | Local |
October 12 | Columbus Day | American |
November 11
| Veterans Day | American |
November 26 | Thanksgiving Day | American |
November 27* | Eid-Al-Addha | Local |
December 25
| Christmas Day | American/Local |
* The dates depend on the lunar cycle. Per 3 FAM 414.3, when an American holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday; and when falling on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.
Please note that local holidays are subject to change by government decree.
U.S. Embassy Skopje Holidays
The U.S. Embassy Skopje will be closed for the following holidays during the year 2009.
Date | Holiday Name | Type |
January 1
| New Year's Day | American/Local |
January 7
| Christmas (Orthodox) | Local |
January 19 | Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. | American |
February 16 | President's Day | American |
April 19/20 | Orthodox Easter
Observed on Monday, April 20
| Local |
May 01 | Labor Day | Local |
| May 24/25 | Saint Cyril and Methodius Day
Observed on Monday, May 25
| Local |
May 25 | Memorial Day | American |
July 3 | Independence Day | American |
August 2/3 | Ilinden Uprising Day
Observed on Monday, Aug 3 | Local |
September 7 | Labor Day | American |
September 8
| Macedonian Independence Day | Local |
September 20/21 | Ramadan Bajram
Observed on Monday, Sept 21 | Local |
| October 11/12 | People's Uprising Against Fascism
Observed on Monday, Oct 12 | Local |
October 12 | Columbus Day | American |
| October 23 | Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day | Local |
November 11
| Veterans Day | American |
November 26 | Thanksgiving Day | American |
December 8 | St. Clement of Ohrid Day* | Local |
December 25
| Christmas Day | American/Local |
* When a Macedonian holiday falls on a weekend day, the Government of Macedonia usually issues a proclamation a few days before the holiday informing the public that a different day will be the “observed” holiday.
Information for Travelers
Holidays
