Every year, Serbians celebrate Slava—the feast day of their family's patron saint. On this day, everyone who works gets an official day off, as written in the labor code. It doesn't matter if you're a local or just someone who moved there, or what you actually practice religion-wise: you get the day off, so you can should use it.

The thing is, there's no single day when the whole country celebrates, because there are many patron saints. Each family has their own: men inherit theirs, and women usually celebrate their father's saint first, then their husband's (though sometimes after marriage they celebrate both twice a year).

This tradition isn't unique to Serbia—you'll find it in neighboring Balkan countries too. Though Serbians often see Slava as a kind of marker of their national identity. But honestly, it's more complicated than that.

PS. For 2023, I counted about 10 public holidays total, plus you get 20 vacation days (though I know people whose employers give them 25). Guess I should read through the Serbian labor code again—maybe there are some other perks hiding in there :()