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Public holidays in Estonia
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All official holidays in Estonia are established by acts of Parliament.
Public holidays
The following are holidays that mean days off:
| Date | English Name | Estonian Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | *uusaasta* | |
| 24 February | Independence Day | *iseseisvuspäev* | **National Day** – celebrates the Declaration of Independence in 1918. |
| *Moveable Friday* | Good Friday | *suur reede* | |
| *Moveable Sunday* | Easter Sunday | *ülestõusmispühade 1. püha* | Commonly known as *lihavõtted* or *munadepühad*. |
| 1 May | Spring Day | *kevadpüha* | |
| *Moveable Sunday* | Whit Sunday | *nelipühade 1. püha* | |
| 23 June | Victory Day | *Võidupüha* | Celebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence. |
| 24 June | Saint John's Day | *Jaanipäev* | Jaaniõhtu is celebrated in the night before Midsummer Day. |
| 20 August | Independence Restoration Day | *taasiseseisvumispäev* | Celebrates Estonia's Restoration of Independence in 1991. |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | *jõululaupäev* | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | *esimene jõulupüha* | |
| 26 December | Second Day of Christmas | *teine jõulupüha* |
National holidays
The following holidays do not give a day off:
| Date | English Name | Estonian Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | Epiphany | *kolmekuningapäev* | |
| 2 February | Anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty | *Tartu rahulepingu aastapäev* | Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence |
| 14 March | Native Language Day | *emakeelepäev* | Kristjan Jaak Peterson |
| *Moveable Sunday* | Mother's Day | *emadepäev* | Held on the second Sunday of May. |
| 4 June | Flag Day | *Eesti lipu päev* | Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884. |
| 14 June | Day of Mourning and Commemoration | *leinapäev* | Commemorating the victims of Soviet deportations in 1941 and 1949. |
| 23 August | European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism | *kommunismi ja natsismi ohvrite mälestuspäev* | Day when the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed in 1939. |
| *Moveable Sunday* | Grandparents' Day | *vanavanemate päev* | Held on the second Sunday of September. |
| 22 September | Resistance Fighting Day | *vastupanuvõitluse päev* | Otto Tief's attempt to restore Estonian independence in 1944 |
| 1 October | Local Government Day | *omavalitsuspäev* | |
| 2 November | All Souls' Day | *hingedepäev* | |
| *Moveable Sunday* | Father's Day | *isadepäev* | Held on the second Sunday of November. |
| 16 November | Day of Declaration of Sovereignty | *taassünni päev* | Estonian Declaration of Sovereignty, which was issued in 1988. |
References
- Public and National Holidays Act
- Estonian Holidays in 2014
- List of holidays celebrated in the European Union in 2006 was used for translation:
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