Public holidays in Lithuania

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All official holidays in Lithuania are established by acts of Seimas.

Public holidays

The following are official holidays in Lithuania, that mean days off:

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Naujųjų metų diena
16 February	Day of Restoration of State of Lithuania	Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena
11 March	Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania	Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena
Moveable Sunday	Easter Sunday	Šv. Velykos	Commemorates resurrection of Jesus. The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March.
The day after Easter Sunday	Easter Monday	Antroji šv. Velykų diena
1 May	Labour Day	Tarptautinė darbo diena
First Sunday in May	Mother's Day	Motinos diena
First Sunday in June	Father's Day	Tėvo diena
24 June	St. John's Day	Joninės	Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions (Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day).
6 July	Statehood Day	Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) ir Tautiškos giesmės diena	Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania.
15 August	Assumption Day	Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena)	Also marked according to pagan traditions, celebrating the goddess Žemyna and noting the mid-August as the middle between summer and autumn.
1 November	All Saints' Day	Visų šventųjų diena	Halloween is increasingly popular and is also informally celebrated on the eve (31 October).
2 November	All Souls' Day	Mirusiųjų atminimo (Vėlinių) diena
24 December	Christmas Eve	Šv. Kūčios
25-26 December	Christmas Day	Šv. Kalėdos	Commemorates birth of Jesus.

The list of other observances (atmintinos dienos) is set by law and includes a total of 71 days, not including the public holidays above.

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