Public Holidays In Yugoslavia
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During the existence of
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
various public holidays were celebrated throughout or in some parts of the country. The most significant changes in the official calendar occurred in the aftermath of the
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when the pre-war
Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
was succeeded by the new Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia.


Kingdom of Yugoslavia

* 1 December - Unification Day * various dates - King's Birthday


SFR Yugoslavia State holidays

State (federal) holidays were: * 1-2 January -
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* 1-2 May -
Labour Day Labour Day ('' Labor Day'' in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for ...
* 9 May -
Victory Day Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may ob ...
* 25 May -
Youth Day National Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country. It is observed by 18 countries, on many dates throughout the year. The United Nations agreed on the date of 12 August in 1999 in South Africa. National Youth Day International ...
* 4 July - Fighter's Day * 29 November -
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Republic holidays

Republic holidays were celebrated in republics: * 27 April - Day of the Liberation Front which was renamed the Day of the Resistance Against the Occupier (
SR Slovenia The Socialist Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Socialistična republika Slovenija, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Sociali ...
) * 7 July - Day of the uprising of the people of Serbia (
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) * 13 July - Day of the uprising of the people of Montenegro (
SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...
) * 22 July - Day of the uprising of the people of Slovenia (
SR Slovenia The Socialist Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Socialistična republika Slovenija, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Sociali ...
) * 27 July - Day of the uprising of the people of Croatia and Day of the uprising of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina (
SR Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Social ...
and SR BiH) * 2 August - First session of
ASNOM The Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia ( mk, Антифашистичко собрание за народно ослободување на Македонија (АСНОМ), ''Antifašističko sobranie za narodno oslo ...
(
SR Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалистичка Република Македонија, Socijalistička Republika Makedonija), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia or Yugoslav Macedonia, was ...
) * 11 October - Day of the uprising of the people of Macedonia (
SR Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалистичка Република Македонија, Socijalistička Republika Makedonija), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia or Yugoslav Macedonia, was ...
) * 1 November -
Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead ( es, Día de Muertos or ''Día de los Muertos'') is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. It is widely obser ...
(
SR Slovenia The Socialist Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Socialistična republika Slovenija, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Sociali ...
) * 25 November - First session of
ZAVNOBiH The State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Bosne i Hercegovine, Земаљскo aнтифашистичко виjеће наро ...
( SR BiH)


See also

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Public holidays in Serbia The public holidays in Serbia are defined by the Law of national and other holidays in the Republic of Serbia. Public holidays 1 If one of the non-religious holidays falls on a Sunday, then the next working day is a non-working day. Religi ...
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Public holidays in Croatia Public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act ( hr, Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima). * In 2020 there was a change in holidays: June 25 (was Statehood Day until 2019, became ...
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Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
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Public holidays in North Macedonia Public holidays are observed in the Republic of North Macedonia for a number of reasons, including for religious and national significance. They are generally accompanied by celebrations.According to The Law of Public holidays in North Macedonia ...
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Public holidays in Slovenia There are two kinds of public holidays in Slovenia – state holidays and work-free days. State holidays are those celebrated by the state. These include official functions and flying the national flag. The latter are actually Catholic religious ...
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Public holidays in Montenegro This is a list of public holidays in Montenegro. Official holidays All state and other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities. ''Note:'' If the first day of State an ...
* Public holidays in Kosovo


References


External links

* International conferenc
State and National Holidays in the former Yugoslavia between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries
14 April 2014,
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