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Year 2012| Date | Holiday | Comment | January 2 (Monday) | New Year's Day | | January 3 (Tuesday) | Public holiday | | January 9 (Monday) | Orthodox Christmas Day | Religious - Orthodox | January 10 (Tuesday) | Christmas holiday (end) | | February 24 (Friday) | winter holiday (beginning) | | March 3 (Saturday) | WORKING DAY | | March 8 (Thursday) | Womens' Day | | March 9 (Friday) | Womens' Day | | March 9 (Friday) | Bridge day | | March 12 (Monday) | winter holiday (end) | | April 16 (Monday) | Orthodox Easter Monday | Religious - Orthodox | April 20 (Friday) | spring holiday (beginning) | | April 30 (Monday) | Bridge day | | May 1 (Tuesday) | Labor Day/May Day | | May 2 (Wednesday) | Public holiday | | May 7 (Monday) | spring holiday (end) | | May 9 (Wednesday) | Victory Day | | May 27 (Sunday) | Regional holiday | | June 4 (Monday) | Day of the Holy Spirit/Pentecost/Kataklysmos/Radunitsa | Religious - Orthodox | June 27 (Wednesday) | summer holiday (beginning) | | June 28 (Thursday) | Constitution Day | | June 29 (Friday) | Bridge day | | August 11 (Saturday) | Regional holiday | | August 19 (Sunday) | Regional holiday | Religious - Muslim, Sufi | August 23 (Thursday) | Regional holiday | | August 24 (Friday) | Independence Day | National Day | September 1 (Saturday) | summer holiday (end) | | September 2 (Sunday) | Regional holiday | | October 20 (Saturday) | autumn holiday (beginning) | | October 26 (Friday) | Regional holiday | Religious - Muslim, Sufi | October 29 (Monday) | autumn holiday (end) | | December 28 (Friday) | Christmas holiday (beginning) | |
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