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Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
According to the Gregorian and Julian calendars
January 1	New Year	Nova Godina
January 7	Christmas	Božić	Orthodox
January 9	Republic Day	Dan Republike	Republika Srpska
January 14	New Year	Nova Godina	Orthodox
March 1	Independence day	Dan nezavisnosti	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
...	Easter	Uskrs	Catholic
...	Easter	Vaskrs	Orthodox
May 1	May Day	Međunarodni praznik rada
May 6	St. George's Day	Đurđevdan	Orthodox
June 28	St. Vitus' Day	Vidovdan	Orthodox
July 12	St. Peter's Day	Petrovdan	Orthodox
August 2	St. Elijah's Day	Ilindan	Orthodox
August 15	Assumption of Mary	Velika Gospa	Catholic
August 28	Assumption of Mary	Velika Gospojina	Orthodox
September 8	Nativity of Virgin Mary	Mala Gospa	Catholic
September 21	Nativity of Virgin Mary	Mala Gospojina	Orthodox
November 1	All Saints Day	Svi sveti	Catholic
November 2	All Souls Day	Dan mrtvih	Catholic
November 8	St. Demetrius' day	Mitrovdan	Orthodox
November 25	National Day	Dan državnosti
December 25	Christmas	Božić	Catholic
According to the Islamic calendar
1^st day of Muharram	New Year	Muslimanska Nova Godina
12^th day of Rabee'ul-Awwal	Prophet's Anniversary	Mevlud
10^th day of Hajj	Big Feast	Kurban Bajram (Hadžibajram)	can be celebrated up to three days later
1^st day of Shawwal	Little Feast	Ramazanski Bajram	following the last day of the month of Ramadan

The two main Muslim holidays are named after words from Turkish.

03-10-2013 05:06:04
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