2019 Public Holidays In Hungary

  • 3 Jul 2019 10:14 AM
2019 Public Holidays In Hungary
There are 11 bank holidays, and several extra ‘rest days’ in Hungary this year. As you can see from the easy to read lists below, instead of having one free day in the middle of the work week, Hungarians usually prefer to have long weekends in exchange for a Saturday that would otherwise be a ‘rest day’.

Depending on which day of the week a bank holidays falls on, the previous or the following day is deemed to be a ‘rest day’ to make a long weekend for employees to enjoy.

In these cases, Saturday is usually declared a working day instead, to keep the number of work days the same during the year.

Upcoming National holidays and rest days in 2019

* 19 August (Monday): rest day to make a 4 dayslong weekend 17 – 20 August
* 20 August (Tuesday): St. Stephen’s Day or the Day of the New Bread
23 October (Wednesday): commemoration of the revolution in 1956
1 November (Friday): All Hallows Day
24 December (Tuesday): rest day to make an extra long 6-day Christmas holiday 22 – 29 December
25 – 26 December (Wednesday – Thursday):  1st and 2nd day of Christmas
27 December (Friday): rest day to make an extra long 6-day Christmas holiday 22 – 29 December
1 January 2020 (Wednesday): New Year’s Day
 

Working Saturdays in Hungary in 2019

10 August (for the long weekend 17 – 20 August)
* 7 December (for a long Christmas holiday of 24 – 29 December)
14 December (for a long Christmas holiday of 24 – 29 December)


Special days which are not public holidays

Around the end of the year there are two “short” days, when most employees are allowed to leave early, shops close around noon, and even public transport switches to night mode around 4 p.m.

In 2019 these are:
24 December (Tuesday): Christmas Eve
31 December (Tuesday): New Year’s Eve
 

Earlier this year: 

* 1 January (Tuesday): New Year’s Day
15 March (Friday): commemoration of the revolution in 1848
19 April – 22 April (Friday – Monday): Good Friday through Easter Monday
1 May (Wednesday): Labor Day
* 9 –10 June (Sunday and Monday): Pentecost

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