Thursday, 1 January 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Romania treats both 1 and 2 January as statutory non-working days. Together they open the civil year and extend the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 1 January 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Romania’s Labour Code establishes the national list. Government bridge days for budget staff are annual discretionary decisions and are not predicted.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Romania’s Labour Code establishes the national list. Government bridge days for budget staff are annual discretionary decisions and are not predicted.
Public authorities and many offices close. Essential and continuous-process workplaces may operate, subject to the Labour Code rules on compensatory time or premium pay.
Bank branches are generally closed on the statutory holiday. Digital services remain available, but interbank processing and branch transactions may resume on the next banking day.
Schools are generally closed when the date falls within the official holiday or vacation calendar. Families should confirm term dates with the relevant school.
The two-day entitlement appears expressly in Article 139 of the Labour Code. It is a nationwide employment-law holiday rather than a local observance.
The paired dates give families time for New Year gatherings and make the first working day of January especially important for payroll, staffing and travel planning.
Celebrations centre on midnight gatherings, fireworks, meals and visits. On 1 January, the Romanian Orthodox calendar also marks the Circumcision of the Lord and Saint Basil.
The two-day 1–2 January break can concentrate return travel after New Year’s Eve; confirm CFR and local-service holiday timetables.
Romania’s statutory New Year holidays are 1 and 2 January.
Yes. It is included in the non-working holidays listed by Article 139 of Romania’s Labour Code.
Bank branches are generally closed on the statutory holiday. Digital services remain available, but interbank processing and branch transactions may resume on the next banking day.
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