Public holidays · 2027
Saint Stephen's Day falls on Sunday, December 26, 2027 in Croatia in 2027.
A public holiday across Croatia: most employees have the day off.
In 2027 it falls on a Sunday, a weekend day; check whether a substitute day is given.
Fixed date: it is on the same day of the year every year (Dec 26).
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.
Saint Stephen's Day honours Stephen, described in the Acts of the Apostles as one of seven men chosen to serve the early Christian community in Jerusalem and as the first Christian martyr. According to Acts he was stoned to death after a speech before the Jewish council, and he is remembered for asking forgiveness for his killers. Stephen is regarded as a patron of deacons, and in popular devotion of horses, and many churches and several cities bear his name. The feast has long been associated with charity and kindness to the poor.
The feast comes straight after Christmas Day in the Western calendar, which gave it a natural place in the Christmas season. In 2027 it is a public holiday on this site in Austria, Italy, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City and Ireland, in most Swiss cantons and in the French region of Alsace-Moselle. In Ireland it is the name by which the day is known, rather than Boxing Day, with horse racing, football and visits to family as typical ways of spending it. The carol Good King Wenceslas is set on the feast.
Everywhere in Croatia.
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A public holiday across Croatia: most employees have the day off.
Sunday, December 26, 2027.