When is All Saints’ Day?
In 2026, All Saints’ Day falls on Sunday, November 1, 2026. It is classified here as a Community public holiday.
History of All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day in North Macedonia is the English identity used for this protected North Macedonian holiday. All Saints’ Day honours all Christian saints in the Catholic calendar and is expressly named among the Gregorian-calendar holidays protected for Catholic believers. Its inclusion reflects a concrete religious or community tradition within the country’s constitutionally plural society, not an additional nationwide closure for people outside the group named by the Holiday Law.
Article 4 of the consolidated Holiday Law grants this non-working day specifically to Catholic believers. The Ministry of Economy and Labour repeats that scope in its annual calendar. Unlike the nationwide Article 2 holidays, the statute’s next-Monday rule is not attached to these group-specific dates. Employers should therefore follow the exact annual date and eligibility wording rather than inventing a substitute or treating every workplace as closed.
Catholic families attend Mass and may visit cemeteries, clean graves, light candles and pray for deceased relatives around the adjoining All Souls observance. The holiday can be highly visible where the relevant congregation or community is concentrated, even while other institutions continue ordinary schedules. Schools, cultural bodies and public offices should distinguish an eligible employee’s statutory day off from a general closure. Accurate wording protects both the recognised community and readers planning work, worship, travel or local services.
How All Saints’ Day is observed
All Saints’ Day is a statutory non-working day only for the eligible faith or community group; it is not a nationwide closure.
Traditions of All Saints’ Day
Official and community programme
All Saints’ Day in North Macedonia is marked through Mass, candles, cemetery visits and remembrance of deceased family members, with the most prominent programme often associated with Catholic parishes and cemeteries in Skopje and other communities and relevant national institutions.
Education and remembrance
Schools, museums, faith bodies or community associations explain the holiday’s North Macedonian context through lectures, exhibitions, worship or student presentations.
Local participation
Families and residents join ceremonies, visits or shared meals connected with All Saints’ Day, while participation and opening hours vary by municipality.
Dates and observance rules are checked against the official North Macedonian official holiday guidance. Community holidays apply only to eligible religious or ethnic communities; employers and local authorities should confirm coverage.
History sources: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy: consolidated Holiday Law, Ministry of Economy and Labour: 2026 non-working-day programme, Catholic Church in North Macedonia: Bishop of Skopje’s Easter message, Encyclopaedia Britannica: the Christian liturgical year.
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