Public holidays · 2026
Orthodox Good Friday falls on Friday, April 10, 2026 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2026.
A public holiday across Bosnia & Herzegovina: most employees have the day off.
In 2026 it falls on a Friday, a working day.
The date changes from year to year.
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
Orthodox Good Friday, called Great and Holy Friday in the Orthodox churches, commemorates the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. It is the most solemn day of the Orthodox year. The Divine Liturgy is not celebrated, and the services consist of long readings, the taking down of the body of Christ from the cross, and an evening procession in which a decorated bier, the epitaphios, which represents the tomb of Christ, is carried around the church. The day is also called Holy Friday, and the services of the day follow those of Holy Thursday, when the Passion Gospels are read in the evening.
Many observant Orthodox Christians fast strictly on this day, taking little or no food until evening, and in some countries it is traditional not to do housework or cook. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the day is recognised for the Orthodox community, as in Lebanon, the streets of Orthodox neighbourhoods are quiet, with church bells silent and the faithful gathering for the evening procession. Lebanon, which also appears in the data for this holiday, has a large Orthodox community, though its holiday arrangements differ from those of Bosnia. In churches, believers kiss the epitaphios as it lies in the centre of the church.
Everywhere in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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A public holiday across Bosnia & Herzegovina: most employees have the day off.
Friday, April 10, 2026.