Public holidays in Ardalia

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Public holidays in Ardalia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act.

Date English Name Ardalian Name Non-Working? Notes
1 January New Year’s Day Nova Godina Yes Marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar year.
6 January Epiphany Sveta Tri Kralja Yes Catheric feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the Miracle.
February or March (Movable) Shrove Tuesday Pokladni Utorak No Confession and Absolution, the ritual burning of the previous year's Palm Sunday branches, finalizing one's Lenten sacrifice, eating pancakes and other sweets.
February or March (Movable) Ash Wednesday Cista Srijeda No Marks the beginning of Lent.
8 March International Women's Day Međunarodni Dan Zena No Celebrates women's rights movement.
March or April (Movable) Good Friday Dobar Petak Yes Catheric holiday that commemorates the cruxifiction of Jezus.
March or April (Movable) Easter Sunday Uskrs Yes Catheric holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jezus.
March or April (Movable) Easter Monday Uskrsni Ponedjeljak Yes The second day of Eastertide.
1 May Labor Day Praznik Rada Yes Celebrates the working class and the international worker's movement.
May or June (Movable) Pentecost Duhovi No Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jezus.
June (Movable) Corpus Christi Tijelovo Yes Catheric liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jezus Christ in the elements of the Eucharist.
25 June National Day Dan Drzavnosti Yes Holiday celebrates Ardalia's independence.
5 August Assumption Velika Gospa Yes Catheric holiday marking the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jezus into Heaven.
1 November All Saints' Day Dan Svih Svetih Yes Catheric solemnity honoring all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown.
2 November All Souls' Day Dan Dusni No Catheric day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed.
18 November Remembrance Day Dan Sjećanja No Holiday to honor all Ardalians who fought and died in the Great War.
8 December Immaculate Conception Bezgrjesno Zacece No The most pure and sinless conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary without Original sin.
24 December Christmas Eve Badnjak No Evening before Christmas.
25 December Christmas Bozić Yes Catheric festival commemorating the birth of Jezus.
26 December Feast of Saint Stephen Sveti Stjepan Yes Catheric feast day commemorating Saint Stephen, patron of Ardalia.
31 December New Year's Eve Stara Godina No Marks the last day of the Gregorian calendar year.