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Public Holidays in Hungary

Date

English Name

Local Name

Remarks

1 January

New Year’s Eve

Újév

 

15 March

National Day

Nemzeti ünnep

Memorial day of the 1848 (which aimed the independence of the Hungarian Kingdom from the Austrian Empire).
Moveable

Easter Sunday

Húsvét vasárnap

 
Moveable

Easter Monday

Húsvéthétfő

 

1 May

Labour Day;
anniversary of the accession to the EU

A munka ünnepe

 

Moveable

Pentecost Sunday

Pünkösdvasárnap

Sunday, 49 days after Easter

Moveable

Pentecost Monday

Pünkösdhétfő

Monday after Pentecost

20 August

Saint Stephen's Day

Szent István ünnepe

Hungary's first king Saint Stephen’s Day, also the day of the Foundation of Hungary and "the day of the new bread". St. Stephen of Hungary (Szent István király in Hungarian) (ca. 975 – 15 August 1038), as the first king of Hungary, led the country into the Christian church and established the institutions of the kingdom and the church.

 

23 October

National Holiday

Nemzeti ünnep

Memorial day of the 1956 Revolution

1 November

All Saints Day

Mindenszentek

Day of remembrance of the dead.

25 December

Christmas

Karácsony

 

26 December

Second Day of Christmas

Karácsony másnapja

 


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