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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Christmas Eve
Friday, December 24, 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Mostly closed
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
FRI
24
Holiday
SAT
25
Weekend
SUN
26
Weekend
3-day weekend (December 24 – December 26)
📣 Traveler notes
Lithuania is an agricultural Baltic state in northeast Europe, bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and the Baltic Sea. The country has a population of approximately 2.9 million and covers about 65,300 sq km. Lithuania regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
- Independence Day (February 16): Marks independence from the Russian Empire in 1918.
- Restitution of Independence (March 11): Commemorates regaining independence from the Soviet Union.
- St John's Day (June 24): Celebrated as midsummer's day, often incorporating pagan traditions.
- Statehood Day (July 6): Commemorates the coronation of Mindaugas, Lithuania's first king, in 1253.
- Christmas (December 25): A major national holiday.
- Society can be traditional and conservative, particularly outside major cities like Vilnius. Roman Catholicism is the primary religion, and symbols of Lithuanian national identity and independence are strongly emphasized.
About this holiday
A traditional supper featuring twelve dishes is prepared on Christmas Eve, a custom linked to commemorating the twelve disciples of Jesus, originating from the historical culture of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.