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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Croatia

The list of Croatia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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02 Sep 2007 (AFP) The government of Croatia proclaimed Monday, September 3, 2007, a day of national mourning, following the death, last night, of a seventh of the firemen that had recently battled the wildfire on the Adriatic island of Kornat. The district of Sibenik, where tragedy occurred, proclaimed seven days of mourning. • 05 Aug 2007 (RadioFreeEurope + RadioLiberty) This year, once again, Serb groups throughout the Balkan States have launched campaigns criticizing Croatia's observance of the August 5 public holiday. • 29 Jan 2002 (Croatian Radio-Zagreb) The Croatian National Assembly has passed a law making Epiphany a public holiday again, beginning in 2003. • 02 Feb 2000 (Croatian Radio-Zagreb) Following the election of a new government and of Zlatko Tomcic as new Assembly speaker and acting president, Monday, February 7, 2000, has been declared a one-off public holiday throughout Croatia. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Croatia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the 1996 Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days in the Republic of Croatia Act (Narodne novine, No. 33/96, 96/2001, 13/2002 and 112/05) which specifically lists the holidays in the Republic of Croatia, which are non-working days, and which was slightly amended in 2002 and 2005. • Religious Holidays: The above-quoted law specifies that citizens of the Republic of Croatia who are celebrating Orthodox Christmas on January 7th have the right not to work on that day. the same is true for citizens of Islamic denomination on the days of Ramadan Bairam and Kurbam Bairam, and for citizens of Jewish denomination on the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. • Weekend Public Holidays: The Labour Code states that if any of the days in Articles 1 (list of public holidays) and 3 (Orthodox Christmas exception) of this Act fall on a Sunday, holiday or non-working day, the following day is a working day. • Memorial Days: Memorial days in Croatia are regular working days: • 9th January - The Day of Adoption of the Resolution on Seceding Medimurje From Hungary. • 15th January - The Day of International Recognition of the Republic of Croatia the Sunday closest to May 15th, a commemorative day for Croatia’s victims in the struggle for freedom and independence. • 30th May – Croatian Parliament Day. • 25th September - The Day of Adoption of the Decision on Uniting Istria, The City of Rijeka, Zadar and the Islands with the Mother Country Croatia. • Shops and public services working hours: Most shops are open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on weekdays and until 2 or 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Some shops work a split-shift system: from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and again from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Many shops stay open until 10 p.m., even on Sundays, especially in summer, while certain shops in the larger cities are open for business 24 hours a day. Public services and business offices work from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Source: Croatian National Tourist Board. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Croatian National Bank (Croatia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Croatia, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Croatia, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Croatia. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Croatia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Croatia, before planning any trip to Croatia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.