National days · Hungary

January

• 1JanHolidayNew Year's DayThe first day of the new year — a public holiday by law in all eight Turkic states; in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan 1–2 January are days off.
• 22JanHistorical event · 1823Day of Hungarian CultureOn 22 January 1823 Ferenc Kölcsey completed the poem "Himnusz", which later became Hungary's national anthem.

February

• 25FebAnniversaryMemorial Day for the Victims of CommunismA memorial day established by the Hungarian Parliament in 2000 to remember those persecuted under the communist regime.

March

• 15MarHoliday · 1848Day of the 1848 RevolutionOn 15 March 1848 the revolution against Habsburg rule began in Pest; it is one of Hungary's three national holidays.

April

• 16AprAnniversaryHolocaust Memorial DaySince 2001 Hungary has remembered the victims of the Holocaust on this date, linked to the creation of the first ghettos in 1944.

May

• 1MayHolidayLabour DayThe holiday of working people — Labour and Solidarity Day in Türkiye and the Feast of Labour in Hungary; a day off in Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, the TRNC and Hungary.

June

• 4JunAnniversary · 1920Day of National UnityWith the Treaty of Trianon of 4 June 1920 Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory. Since 2010 the day has celebrated the unity of all Hungarians, whatever the borders.

August

• 20AugHolidayState Foundation Day (St Stephen's Day)The main national holiday, honouring Hungary's first king, Stephen I, and the founding of the state.

October

• 3OctHistorical event · 2009Founding of the Organization of Turkic StatesOn 3 October 2009 the Nakhchivan Agreement founded the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, renamed the Organization of Turkic States in 2021.
• 6OctAnniversary · 1849Memorial Day for the Martyrs of AradOn 6 October 1849 thirteen generals of the War of Independence were executed at Arad. The day is a day of national mourning in Hungary.
• 23OctHoliday · 19561956 Revolution and Republic DayOn 23 October 1956 a popular uprising against the Soviet-backed regime began; on the same day in 1989 the Republic of Hungary was proclaimed.

November

• 1NovHolidayAll Saints' DayA day off by law in Hungary: families light candles at cemeteries to remember their loved ones.

December

• 25DecHolidayChristmasIn Hungary 25–26 December are days off by law; Christmas is a family holiday.

Holidays with changing dates

These holidays follow the Islamic (lunar) calendar or the church calendar, so they fall on a different date each year. The exact dates are announced by the government annually.

• ·Holiday50 days after Easter, Sunday and Monday; May – JunePentecost (Pünkösd)A Christian feast held 50 days after Easter; Whit Monday is a day off by law in Hungary.
• ·HolidaySunday and Monday after the first spring full moon; late March – AprilEasterThe greatest Christian feast; Easter Monday is a day off by law in Hungary.
• ·HolidayThe Friday before Easter; late March – AprilGood FridayA day off by law in Hungary since 2017.