Public holidays · 2024
Saint John the Baptist falls on Sunday, 7 January 2024 in Romania in 2024.
A public holiday across Romania: most employees have the day off.
In 2024 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 (7 Jan).
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 John the Baptist, the prophet who baptised Jesus in the Jordan, is remembered in the church calendar on several dates. In Western churches the main feast is the Nativity of John the Baptist on 24 June, six months before Christmas, in line with the Gospel of Luke, which says that John was born six months before Jesus. In Orthodox churches the Synaxis, or gathering, of John the Baptist on 7 January honours the one who baptised Jesus on the preceding day. The day is among the oldest in the church calendar. Saint John is also the patron saint of many cities.
In Romania, 7 January is called Sfântul Ion, a public holiday, and a major name day, since Ion, Ioan, Ioana, Ionuț and many related names are among the most common in the country. In Spain, 24 June, Sant Joan, is a regional holiday in some regions, notably Catalonia, where the night before, the Revetlla de Sant Joan, is celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and coca, a sweet flatbread. The 24 June festival is also linked to Midsummer customs elsewhere in Europe, including the Baltic states and the Nordic countries. Many families celebrate both days.
Everywhere in Romania.
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A public holiday across Romania: most employees have the day off.
Sunday, 7 January 2024.