2009 Holidays and Events in Republika Srpska, Bosnia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2009, Thu	New Year's Day (Day 1)
Note A statutory public holiday observed nationwide.
	1/2/2009, Fri	New Year's Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory public holiday observed nationwide. Second day of the New Year block.
	1/7/2009, Wed	Orthodox Christmas (Bozic)
Note An RS non-working day. Applies to Orthodox Christian community and RS state institutions/banks. NOT observed as non-working in FBiH (Catholic community observes Dec 25 instead) or Brcko District.
	1/9/2009, Fri	Day of Republika Srpska
Note An RS-only statutory public holiday. NOT observed outside RS.
	1/14/2009, Wed	Orthodox New Year
Note An RS non-working day (Pravoslavna Nova Godina / Orthodox New Year). Corresponds to 1 January in the Julian calendar (14 January Gregorian). NOT observed in FBiH or Brcko District.
	5/1/2009, Fri	International Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday observed nationwide.
	5/2/2009, Sat	Labour Day Holiday (Day 2)
Note A statutory public holiday observed nationwide. Second day of the Labour Day block.
	5/9/2009, Sat	Victory over Fascism Day
Note An RS-only statutory public holiday. Commemorates Allied victory over Nazi Germany (9 May 1945). In FBiH the RBiH-era law lists it among "international holidays" but by long-standing FBiH administrative practice it is a working day; FMRSP does not issue a neradni-dani notice for it.
	11/21/2009, Sat	Dayton Peace Agreement Day
Note An RS-only statutory public holiday. Also known as Dan uspostavljanja Opsteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir. Commemorates the 21 November 1995 initialling of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Dayton, Ohio.

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