Public holidays in Lithuania

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All official holidays in Lithuania are established by acts of Seimas.

Public holidays[edit]

The following are official holidays in Lithuania, that mean days off:[1][2]

Date English name Local name Remarks
1 January New Year's Day Naujųjų metų diena  
16 February Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (1918) Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena  
11 March Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990) Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena  
Moveable Sunday Easter Sunday Šv. Velykos Commemorates resurrection of Jesus. The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March.
The day after Easter Sunday Easter Monday Antroji šv. Velykų diena  
1 May International Workers' Day Tarptautinė darbo diena  
First Sunday in May Mother's Day Motinos diena  
First Sunday in June Father's Day Tėvo diena  
24 June St. John's Day / Day of Dew Joninės / Rasos Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions (Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day).
6 July Statehood Day Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) ir Tautiškos giesmės diena Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania.
15 August Assumption Day Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) Also marked according to pagan traditions, celebrating the goddess Žemyna and noting the mid-August as the middle between summer and autumn.[3]
1 November All Saints' Day Visų šventųjų diena Halloween is increasingly popular and is also informally celebrated on the eve (31 October).
2 November All Souls' Day Mirusiųjų atminimo (Vėlinių) diena  
24 December Christmas Eve Šv. Kūčios  
25 and 26 December Christmas Day Šv. Kalėdos Commemorates birth of Jesus.

Commemorative Days[edit]

The list of other observances (atmintinos dienos) is set by law and includes a total of 71 days,[4] not including the public holidays above.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos darbo kodeksas 123 straipsnis". Infolex. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos darbo kodekso patvirtinimo, įsigaliojimo ir įgyvendinimo įstatymas". Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Žolinės pagoniškosios šaknys – deivės Žemynos kultas". Vivid Vilnius. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Lithuania Public Holidays".
  5. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos atmintinų dienų įstatymas". Retrieved 4 September 2020.