Culture of Lithuania - Holidays

Holidays

The official holidays are found in Article 162 of the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania. The holidays are as follows:

  • January 1: New Year's Day
  • February 16: Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918)
  • March 11: Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990)
  • First Sunday and Monday of spring with full moon Easter
  • May 1: International Labor Day
  • First Sunday in May: Mother's Day
  • June 24: St. John's Day, Day of Dew traditions. (aka: Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day)
  • July 6: Statehood Day
  • August 15: Assumption Day
  • November 1: All Saints' Day
  • December 25 and December 26: Christmas

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