New Year’s Day 2025, 2026 and 2027
In Romania, 1 and 2 January are public holiday for New Year’s Day. 1 January is also Saint Vasile Day, referring to the feast day of Saint Basil the Great.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 Jan | Wed | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan | Thu | New Year Holiday | |
| 2026 | 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan | Fri | New Year Holiday | |
| 2027 | 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan | Sat | New Year Holiday | |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
In rural areas of Romania especially, children still go carolling on Saint Vasile Day. They sing specific traditional songs that wish people carolled to a prosperous year. I
n some parts of the country, carollers may be adults, not just children, and they will wear masks and colourful costumes that are supposed to scare away evil spirits and chase the old year out.
Some Romanians are very superstitious about all events occurring on New Year’s Day. It is thought to determine the course of the whole year to come. If you are happy on 1 January, you will have a happy year. And the weather is also thought to predict the future. For example, if it snows, the year ahead will be prosperous.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan | Tue | New Year Holiday | |
| 2023 | 1 Jan | Sun | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan | Mon | New Year Holiday |