Day |
Date |
Holiday Name |
Type |
Sunday |
01 January |
New Year's Day |
National holiday |
Saturday |
07 January |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
National holiday, Orthodox |
Sunday |
08 January |
Orthodox Christmas Day holiday |
National holiday, Orthodox |
Sunday |
15 January |
Mihai Eminescu Commemoration Day |
Observance |
Friday |
27 January |
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
Observance |
Tuesday |
14 February |
Valentine's Day |
Observance |
Wednesday |
15 February |
Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Afghanistan War |
Observance |
Wednesday |
01 March |
Martisor (first day of spring) |
Observance |
Thursday |
02 March |
Remembrance and Gratitude Day |
Observance |
Wednesday |
08 March |
International Women's Day |
National holiday |
Monday |
20 March |
March Equinox |
Season |
Sunday |
26 March |
Daylight Saving Time starts |
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Friday |
07 April |
Remembrance and Freedom Day |
Observance |
Friday |
14 April |
Orthodox Good Friday |
Observance, Orthodox |
Saturday |
15 April |
Day of Victims of Organized Famine of 1946-1947 |
Observance |
Saturday |
15 April |
Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Observance, Orthodox |
Sunday |
16 April |
Orthodox Easter Sunday |
National holiday, Orthodox |
Monday |
17 April |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
National holiday, Orthodox |
Monday |
24 April |
Memorial Day/Parents' Day |
National holiday |
Wednesday |
26 April |
Day of Victims of Nuclear Accidents |
Observance |
Thursday |
27 April |
State Flag Day |
Observance |
Friday |
28 April |
Occupational Health and Safety Day |
Observance |
Monday |
01 May |
International Day of Solidarity of Workers |
National holiday |
Tuesday |
09 May |
Victory Day |
National holiday |
Tuesday |
09 May |
Europe Day |
Observance |
Monday |
15 May |
Family Day |
Observance |
Monday |
22 May |
Bălți Day |
Local holiday |
Sunday |
28 May |
Dniester Day |
Observance |
Thursday |
01 June |
International Children's Day |
National holiday |
Monday |
05 June |
World Environment Day |
Observance |
Wednesday |
21 June |
June Solstice |
Season |
Thursday |
22 June |
Victims of Fascism Day |
Observance |
Friday |
23 June |
Statehood Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
25 June |
Peoples Port Day |
Observance |
Monday |
26 June |
Day Against Illicit Drug Consumption and Trafficking |
Observance |
Friday |
30 June |
Competition Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
02 July |
Stephen the Great Day |
Observance |
Thursday |
06 July |
Victims of Stalinism Day |
Observance |
Saturday |
29 July |
Constitution Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
27 August |
Independence Day |
National holiday |
Thursday |
31 August |
Language Day |
National holiday |
Saturday |
23 September |
September Equinox |
Season |
Sunday |
24 September |
National Apple Festival |
Observance |
Saturday |
30 September |
National Apple Festival |
Observance |
Sunday |
01 October |
Wine Day |
Observance |
Saturday |
07 October |
Wine Day |
Observance |
Saturday |
14 October |
Chișinău Day |
Local holiday |
Monday |
16 October |
National Food Day |
Observance |
Sunday |
29 October |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Tuesday |
31 October |
Halloween |
Observance |
Tuesday |
21 November |
Cahul Day |
Local holiday |
Sunday |
10 December |
International Human Rights Day |
Observance |
Friday |
22 December |
December Solstice |
Season |
Sunday |
24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Observance |
Monday |
25 December |
Christmas Day |
National holiday |
Sunday |
31 December |
New Year's Eve |
Observance |