Romania has one of the longer holiday lists in the EU, built on Orthodox Easter and Pentecost, the 1 December Great Union Day, and both Christmas days. Orthodox Easter usually falls on a different Sunday from the Western one.

How people take the days

Where a holiday lands at a weekend the following working day is granted instead, so long weekends are frequent. Many offices thin out badly between Christmas and Epiphany.

If you're visiting

1 December brings a military parade in Bucharest and Alba Iulia. Easter weekend empties the cities as people return to family villages, and restaurants close with them.

If you live here

Orthodox dates govern the calendar even in secular workplaces; plan childcare around the Easter and Pentecost pairs, which are each two consecutive days off.

What these days actually mean

Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.

St. Andrew's Day

30 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

National Day/Great Union

1 Dec 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

Christmas Day

25 Dec 2026

Public

Observance: The central Christian winter feast; in most countries the household gathering matters more than the church service.
Business: Near-total closure of retail, offices and banks. Expect the preceding afternoon to shut early too.
Transport: Skeleton or suspended services in many countries. Book intercity travel well ahead.

St. Stephen's Day

26 Dec 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

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How the holiday year works in Romania

The calendar

How people take the days

If you're visiting

If you live here

What these days actually mean

St. Andrew's Day

National Day/Great Union

Christmas Day

St. Stephen's Day

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