1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in North Macedonia 2025
North Macedonia has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 29 – 31). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 7
Orthodox Christmas — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 6) for 4 days off (Jan 4 – 7).
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) (substitute day)
293031
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 1–4) for 9 days off (Mar 29 – Apr 6).
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
Orthodox Easter · Orthodox Easter Monday
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 22–25) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, May 24 – Sun, May 25
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
2425
2 daysSat, Aug 2 – Sun, Aug 3
23
3 daysSat, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 9–12) for 9 days off (Sep 6 – 14).
2 daysSat, Oct 11 – Sun, Oct 12
1112
1 dayThu, Oct 23
Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 24) for 4 days off (Oct 23 – 26).
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 9–12) for 9 days off (Dec 6 – 14).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 7 | 3d · Jan 2–3 + Jan 6 | Jan 1 – 7 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 6 | Jan 4 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 6 + Jan 8–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 8–10 | Jan 7 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 1–4 | Mar 29 – Apr 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 9–12 | Sep 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 20–22 | Oct 18 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 20–22 + Oct 24 | Oct 18 – 26 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 24 | Oct 23 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 9–12 | Dec 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from North Macedonia'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.