1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Moldova 2026
Moldova has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Apr 11 – 13). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Jan 7
Orthodox Christmas — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 5–6) for 5 days off (Jan 3 – 7).
2 daysSat, Mar 7 – Sun, Mar 8
78
3 daysSat, Apr 11 – Mon, Apr 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 11 – 20).
3 daysSat, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 11 – 20).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
2 daysSat, May 9 – Sun, May 10
910
1 dayThu, Aug 27
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 28) for 5 days off (Aug 27 – 31).
3 daysSat, Aug 29 – Mon, Aug 31
293031
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 28) for 5 days off (Aug 27 – 31).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 7 | 3d · Jan 2 + Jan 5–6 | Jan 1 – 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 5–6 | Jan 3 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5–6 + Jan 8–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 8–9 | Jan 7 – 11 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 11 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 21–24 | Apr 18 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 24–26 | Aug 22 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Aug 24–26 + Aug 28 | Aug 22 – 31 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Aug 28 | Aug 27 – 31 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 1–4 | Aug 29 – Sep 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Moldova's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.