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The official January holiday list for Republika Srpska. Click to enlarge.
This weekend was Orthodox Christmas. Although there is a very large Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljubljana, the actual Orthodox population in Slovenia is tiny — somewhere below one percent.
If there ever is a time to regret not living in an Orthodox country, though, it’s January. The letter you see above (click for the full version) is from the Ministry for Labour and Veterans of the Republika Srpska and it lists their official January holidays. The letter also mentions that government offices will be closed for all of them. You can see that there’s quite a few holidays. You might also notice that they celebrate New Year (nova godina) twice: First, the international version (Jan. 1 + 2) and then again on the 14th and 15th of January. All in all, that makes ten days of holidays. If you add another five weekend days, you realize that civil servants in RS will enjoy half the month off.
By comparison, Slovenia had one official holiday this month: January 1st. And it fell on a Saturday, so it was completely, utterly useless.
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Also lets not forget Slava(Jovandan) which means yet another day off for those celebrating.
Well, somebody has to work…
Apparently not in Serbia.
Should we be aware of a tad of bitterness in the use of “utterly”?
Think of their paychecks. That might lighten your mood.
Local Holidays Bosnia and Herzegovina are shown in its full extent on this site (US Department of State): foia.state.gov/mms/holidays/holidays_details.asp?ID=Bosnia-Herzegovina.
It is simply unbelievable. But I must add, Croatia has also too many holidays, as far I know.
Back in the day in Slovenia, the holidays that would fall on a Saturday or Sunday would be “Made up” for by a free day on Monday or Friday. Not anymore, though
All the people who complained about Serbian & Bosnian holidays-y’all are just jealous cuz y’all have to work like dogs on the days we sit around and drink our lovely Turkish coffee and rakija. ;P
Considering the bleak future of Bosnia, why the hell not just take everyday off? Everyone still gets paid by the UN and Europe who are footing the bill in Bosnia anyway.
Maybe the Bosnian Muslims should take more time off to relax a bit, as they still seem to be hallucinating of a united Muslim Bosnia in the near future. I doubt their Orthodox or Catholic neighbours have any interest in that plan.
Hmm, holidays should not be the center of this internet-based REGULAR citizen political mini-debate. That’s just the way the cards fell, and to your knowledge, no, Croatia is different. Also, thinking of the poor paychecks people get in Serbia should "lighten your mood"? wow, why dont u just stick to your daily post, ur tim hortons cappucino and your 350,000$ townhouse, look around you, try stopping ur wife from leaving you, and stop turning other peoples misfortunes into ur much needed bitter joy, and from a country you havent even lived in. And, no, they dont get paid. Wow, you work. You get paid, a lot. you…crazy canuck, with ur JOB and ur dec24-Jan3..holiday. No, Serbians (and Bosnians too as far as I know) do not get the day after off, so you just stick to ur holidays, health plan and all those perks u get for abandoning ur kids at home with their nanny, and let the poor-paid Balkan drink their rakija and have their fun, and stop complaining.