PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2007

1-2 January - New Year's Holiday
 
3 March - National Holiday /Bulgaria's Liberation from the Ottoman Empire

8-9 April -  Easter
 
1 May - Labour Day
 
6 May - Gergyovden (St. George's Day), and Bulgarian Army Day
 
24 May - Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day  
 
6 September - Unification Day 
 
22 September - Independence Day  

1 November - National Day of the Bulgarian Enlighteners (For educational institutions only)
 
24, 25, 26 December - Christmas Days

* Non-working days for state institutions, schools and most private
businesses.

Banks are closed on the day itself.
Restaurants, bars and cafes are open. Large shops are often open, but not on
Easter Sunday, Christmas Day or New Year's Day, though you may find small
corner shops are open.