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Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information: Bosnian profile - Culture Atlas
Opening Hours and Days: Generally, offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Production plant hours are usually from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. However, shops and banks are usually open either from 7:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

Public Holidays

New Year	1 and 2 January
Republic Day - in Republic Srpska only	9 January
Independence Day - in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina only	1 March
International Labour Day	1 and 2 May
Victory Day - in Republic Srpska only	9 May
Dayton Agreement Day - in Republic Srbska only	21 November
Statehood Day - in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina only	25 December
Orthodox Christmas - in Republic Srbska only	In January
Catholic Christmas - in counties and municipalities in which Croats are majority	25-26 December
Easter (Orthodox and Catholic)	Variable
Eid al-Fitr 'Ramazanski Bajram' - in counties and municipalities in which Bosniaks are majority	Variable (Islamic calendar)
Eid al-Adha 'Kurban Bajram' - in counties and municipalities in which Bosniaks are majority	Variable (Islamic calendar)

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