2026 calendar
Holidays
National, folk, and Orthodox holidays with real dates for the year — for families in Bulgaria and abroad.
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Holiday kinds
NationalFolkOrthodoxName dayJanuary
4 holidays
- 1JanNational
New Year
On January 1 Bulgarians welcome the new year with a family table, good wishes, and the banitsa fortune custom.
- 7JanName day
Ivanovden (St John’s Day)
On 7 January Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of Christ — a day of water blessings, name days, and winter customs.
- 14JanFolk
Surva and St Basil’s Day
Surva and St Basil’s Day (14 January) link the Christmas cycle to folk processions, blessings, and wishes for fertility.
- 18JanName day
Atanasovden (St Athanasius)
End of winter and name day for Atanas.
February
1 holidays
March
2 holidays
April
4 holidays
- 4AprOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Lazarovden (St Lazarus Saturday)
Lazarouvane — a spring custom before Palm Sunday.
- 5AprOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Tsvetnitsa (Palm Sunday)
Palm Sunday — willow branches and spring flowers.
- 10AprOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Good Friday
The Passion of Christ — a day of fasting and reflection.
- 12AprOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Easter (Velikden)
The Resurrection — the heart of the Orthodox year.
May
4 holidays
- 6MayName day
Georgyovden (St George’s Day)
Spring feast and name day for Georgi.
- 21MayOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Spasovden (Ascension)
The Ascension — where spring and faith meet.
- 24MayNational
Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture
May 24 — alphabet, books, and knowledge.
- 31MayOrthodoxMovable — Orthodox calendar
Pentecost (Duhovden)
The Holy Spirit descends — closing the Easter season.
June
3 holidays
September
2 holidays
October
1 holidays
November
1 holidays
December
3 holidays