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Božić in Croatia

Božić falls on Friday 25 December 2026 in Croatia. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In 2027 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.

Božić in Croatia, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 25 December Thursday one bridge day makes it four days
2026 25 December Friday long weekend
2027 25 December Saturday on the weekend — no day off gained
2028 25 December Monday long weekend

4 of 4

  • 25 12 Božić Thursday
  • 25 12 Božić Friday
  • 25 12 Božić Saturday · falls on a weekend
  • 25 12 Božić Monday

A fixed date walking through the week

Because Božić keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is Božić in Croatia in 2026?

Friday, 25 December 2026.

Is Božić on the same date every year?

Yes — 25 December every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.

Which years does Božić make a long weekend?

2026 (Friday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2025 one bridge day buys four days off.

All holidays in Croatia: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028