{"country":"Albania","code":"al","years":[2026,2027],"weekend_days":["Sunday","Saturday"],"scope":"National public holidays only; regional holidays are not included.","page":"https://timebento.com/public-holidays/al.html","open_in_app":"https://timebento.com/al","holidays":[{"date":"2026-01-01","name":"New Year's Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic and cultural","about":"The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.","at_work":"Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.","what_to_say":"Happy New Year! Wishing you a great year ahead.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-01-02","name":"New Year's Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic and cultural","about":"The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.","at_work":"Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.","what_to_say":"Happy New Year! Wishing you a great year ahead.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-03-14","name":"Summer Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, traditional","about":"Dita e Verës, on 14 March, is an Albanian spring festival that marks the start of the spring–summer period. Bonfires are traditionally lit to give strength to the sun, people dance and sing around them or jump across them, and ballokume, a cornmeal sugar cookie, is baked. It was ratified as an official holiday in 2004.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Summer Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-03-16","name":"Summer Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, traditional","about":"Dita e Verës, on 14 March, is an Albanian spring festival that marks the start of the spring–summer period. Bonfires are traditionally lit to give strength to the sun, people dance and sing around them or jump across them, and ballokume, a cornmeal sugar cookie, is baked. It was ratified as an official holiday in 2004.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Summer Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-03-20","name":"Eid al-Fitr","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Muslim)","about":"Eid al-Fitr, the \"festival of breaking the fast\", is the first of the two main festivals in Islam. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, and marks the end of the month-long, dawn-to-dusk fasting of Ramadan. It begins with a communal prayer and is followed by visits to relatives, giving gifts and sharing meals.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Its date follows the lunar calendar and shifts every year, so keep plans flexible. During Ramadan itself, colleagues who fast may prefer meetings earlier in the day and not over lunch.","what_to_say":"Happy Eid! Many people also say \"Eid Mubarak\", meaning \"blessed Eid\".","usual":{"days":"1–3 days","note":"The official break ranges from one day to several, depending on the country."}},{"date":"2026-03-22","name":"Nowruz Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Bektashi), cultural","about":"22 March is Nevruz (Sultan Nevruz) in Albania, a spring festival that commemorates the birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the arrival of spring. It is most prominent among the Bektashi.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Nevruz!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-03-23","name":"Nowruz Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Bektashi), cultural","about":"22 March is Nevruz (Sultan Nevruz) in Albania, a spring festival that commemorates the birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the arrival of spring. It is most prominent among the Bektashi.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Nevruz!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-04-05","name":"Catholic Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-04-06","name":"Catholic Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-04-12","name":"Orthodox Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-04-13","name":"Orthodox Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-05-01","name":"International Workers' Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic","about":"International Workers' Day, on 1 May, honours workers and the labour movement. The date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 general strike in the United States that culminated in the Haymarket affair, and the day was adopted in support of a \"great international demonstration\" for the eight-hour day.","at_work":"Fine to mention the day off. In some countries it has a political side, so keep it about the break.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-05-27","name":"Eid al-Adha","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Muslim)","about":"Eid al-Adha, the \"festival of the sacrifice\", is the second of the two main festivals in Islam. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar. It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son at God's command. The Eid prayer is held in the morning, followed by the ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal, and celebrations carry on for the three following days.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. As with Eid al-Fitr, the date follows the lunar calendar, so keep plans flexible.","what_to_say":"Happy Eid! Many people also say \"Eid Mubarak\", meaning \"blessed Eid\".","usual":{"days":"2–4 days","note":"The official break ranges from one day to several, depending on the country."}},{"date":"2026-09-05","name":"Mother Teresa Canonization Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Catholic), national","about":"5 September honours Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun born in Skopje. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and 5 September, the anniversary of her death, is her feast day. It was made an official holiday by the Albanian Parliament.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-09-07","name":"Mother Teresa Canonization Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Catholic), national","about":"5 September honours Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun born in Skopje. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and 5 September, the anniversary of her death, is her feast day. It was made an official holiday by the Albanian Parliament.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-11-22","name":"Alphabet Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, national","about":"22 November commemorates the Congress of Manastir, held in 1908 to standardise the Albanian alphabet, which had been written in six or more distinct alphabets. It is also kept in Kosovo and North Macedonia and by the Albanian diaspora.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Alphabet Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-11-23","name":"Alphabet Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, national","about":"22 November commemorates the Congress of Manastir, held in 1908 to standardise the Albanian alphabet, which had been written in six or more distinct alphabets. It is also kept in Kosovo and North Macedonia and by the Albanian diaspora.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Alphabet Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-11-28","name":"Flag and Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"28 November marks the declaration of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire, proclaimed by an assembly of delegates in Vlorë on 28 November 1912.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Independence Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"The day after, 29 November, is Liberation Day, so many people have two days off in a row."}},{"date":"2026-11-29","name":"Liberation Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National (remembrance)","about":"Dita e Çlirimit on 29 November marks the liberation of Albania from German occupation in 1944. It comes the day after Flag Day (Independence Day) on 28 November. Today there is a national ceremony with the armed forces and a wreath-laying at the National Martyrs' Cemetery.","at_work":"Fine to mention. A day off, together with Independence Day the day before.","what_to_say":"Happy Liberation Day!","usual":{"days":"1–2 days","note":"With Independence Day on 28 November it makes a two-day break."}},{"date":"2026-11-30","name":"Flag and Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"28 November marks the declaration of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire, proclaimed by an assembly of delegates in Vlorë on 28 November 1912.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Independence Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"The day after, 29 November, is Liberation Day, so many people have two days off in a row."}},{"date":"2026-12-01","name":"Liberation Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National (remembrance)","about":"Dita e Çlirimit on 29 November marks the liberation of Albania from German occupation in 1944. It comes the day after Flag Day (Independence Day) on 28 November. Today there is a national ceremony with the armed forces and a wreath-laying at the National Martyrs' Cemetery.","at_work":"Fine to mention. A day off, together with Independence Day the day before.","what_to_say":"Happy Liberation Day!","usual":{"days":"1–2 days","note":"With Independence Day on 28 November it makes a two-day break."}},{"date":"2026-12-08","name":"National Youth Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic, national","about":"8 December is National Youth Day in Albania, ratified as a public holiday by the Albanian Parliament in 2010.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Youth Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-12-25","name":"Christmas Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on 25 December. Eastern Christian Churches that follow the older Julian calendar celebrate it on 25 December of that calendar, which currently corresponds to 7 January. It is a public holiday in many countries, and many non-Christians celebrate it culturally too.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Plan important meetings before the break. If you're unsure whether someone celebrates it, \"Happy holidays\" is a safe choice.","what_to_say":"Merry Christmas! Or: \"Happy holidays, enjoy the break.\"","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"Many countries also have 24 or 26 December off."}},{"date":"2027-01-01","name":"New Year's Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic and cultural","about":"The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.","at_work":"Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.","what_to_say":"Happy New Year! Wishing you a great year ahead.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-01-02","name":"New Year's Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic and cultural","about":"The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.","at_work":"Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.","what_to_say":"Happy New Year! Wishing you a great year ahead.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-01-04","name":"New Year's Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic and cultural","about":"The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.","at_work":"Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.","what_to_say":"Happy New Year! Wishing you a great year ahead.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-03-09","name":"Eid al-Fitr","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Muslim)","about":"Eid al-Fitr, the \"festival of breaking the fast\", is the first of the two main festivals in Islam. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, and marks the end of the month-long, dawn-to-dusk fasting of Ramadan. It begins with a communal prayer and is followed by visits to relatives, giving gifts and sharing meals.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Its date follows the lunar calendar and shifts every year, so keep plans flexible. During Ramadan itself, colleagues who fast may prefer meetings earlier in the day and not over lunch.","what_to_say":"Happy Eid! Many people also say \"Eid Mubarak\", meaning \"blessed Eid\".","usual":{"days":"1–3 days","note":"The official break ranges from one day to several, depending on the country."}},{"date":"2027-03-14","name":"Summer Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, traditional","about":"Dita e Verës, on 14 March, is an Albanian spring festival that marks the start of the spring–summer period. Bonfires are traditionally lit to give strength to the sun, people dance and sing around them or jump across them, and ballokume, a cornmeal sugar cookie, is baked. It was ratified as an official holiday in 2004.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Summer Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-03-15","name":"Summer Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, traditional","about":"Dita e Verës, on 14 March, is an Albanian spring festival that marks the start of the spring–summer period. Bonfires are traditionally lit to give strength to the sun, people dance and sing around them or jump across them, and ballokume, a cornmeal sugar cookie, is baked. It was ratified as an official holiday in 2004.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Summer Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-03-22","name":"Nowruz Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Bektashi), cultural","about":"22 March is Nevruz (Sultan Nevruz) in Albania, a spring festival that commemorates the birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the arrival of spring. It is most prominent among the Bektashi.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Nevruz!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-03-28","name":"Catholic Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2027-03-29","name":"Catholic Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2027-05-01","name":"International Workers' Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic","about":"International Workers' Day, on 1 May, honours workers and the labour movement. The date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 general strike in the United States that culminated in the Haymarket affair, and the day was adopted in support of a \"great international demonstration\" for the eight-hour day.","at_work":"Fine to mention the day off. In some countries it has a political side, so keep it about the break.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-05-02","name":"Orthodox Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. Families go to church and share a festive meal, and in many places Easter eggs are decorated and broken together as a symbol of the empty tomb. Easter is a moveable feast, with its date set by a lunisolar calendar. Easter Monday, the day after, is a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries.","at_work":"Widely welcome to mention. Colleagues may be away for the whole long weekend.","what_to_say":"Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2027-05-03","name":"International Workers' Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic","about":"International Workers' Day, on 1 May, honours workers and the labour movement. The date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 general strike in the United States that culminated in the Haymarket affair, and the day was adopted in support of a \"great international demonstration\" for the eight-hour day.","at_work":"Fine to mention the day off. In some countries it has a political side, so keep it about the break.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-05-04","name":"Orthodox Easter Sunday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the Christian year. 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The Eid prayer is held in the morning, followed by the ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal, and celebrations carry on for the three following days.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. As with Eid al-Fitr, the date follows the lunar calendar, so keep plans flexible.","what_to_say":"Happy Eid! Many people also say \"Eid Mubarak\", meaning \"blessed Eid\".","usual":{"days":"2–4 days","note":"The official break ranges from one day to several, depending on the country."}},{"date":"2027-05-17","name":"Eid al-Adha","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Muslim)","about":"Eid al-Adha, the \"festival of the sacrifice\", is the second of the two main festivals in Islam. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar. It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son at God's command. The Eid prayer is held in the morning, followed by the ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal, and celebrations carry on for the three following days.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. As with Eid al-Fitr, the date follows the lunar calendar, so keep plans flexible.","what_to_say":"Happy Eid! Many people also say \"Eid Mubarak\", meaning \"blessed Eid\".","usual":{"days":"2–4 days","note":"The official break ranges from one day to several, depending on the country."}},{"date":"2027-09-05","name":"Mother Teresa Canonization Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Catholic), national","about":"5 September honours Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun born in Skopje. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and 5 September, the anniversary of her death, is her feast day. It was made an official holiday by the Albanian Parliament.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-09-06","name":"Mother Teresa Canonization Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Catholic), national","about":"5 September honours Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun born in Skopje. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and 5 September, the anniversary of her death, is her feast day. It was made an official holiday by the Albanian Parliament.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the day off.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-11-22","name":"Alphabet Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Cultural, national","about":"22 November commemorates the Congress of Manastir, held in 1908 to standardise the Albanian alphabet, which had been written in six or more distinct alphabets. It is also kept in Kosovo and North Macedonia and by the Albanian diaspora.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Alphabet Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-11-28","name":"Flag and Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"28 November marks the declaration of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire, proclaimed by an assembly of delegates in Vlorë on 28 November 1912.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Independence Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"The day after, 29 November, is Liberation Day, so many people have two days off in a row."}},{"date":"2027-11-29","name":"Liberation Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National (remembrance)","about":"Dita e Çlirimit on 29 November marks the liberation of Albania from German occupation in 1944. It comes the day after Flag Day (Independence Day) on 28 November. Today there is a national ceremony with the armed forces and a wreath-laying at the National Martyrs' Cemetery.","at_work":"Fine to mention. A day off, together with Independence Day the day before.","what_to_say":"Happy Liberation Day!","usual":{"days":"1–2 days","note":"With Independence Day on 28 November it makes a two-day break."}},{"date":"2027-11-30","name":"Flag and Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"28 November marks the declaration of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire, proclaimed by an assembly of delegates in Vlorë on 28 November 1912.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Independence Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"The day after, 29 November, is Liberation Day, so many people have two days off in a row."}},{"date":"2027-12-08","name":"National Youth Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic, national","about":"8 December is National Youth Day in Albania, ratified as a public holiday by the Albanian Parliament in 2010.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. 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