Holidays Date English Name Local Name Notes 1 January New Year's Første nyttårsdag Moveable Thursday Maundy Thursday Skjærtorsdag The Thursday before Easter Sunday Moveable Friday Good Friday Langfredag The Friday before Easter Sunday Moveable Sunday Easter Sunday Første påskedag Moveable Monday Easter Monday Andre påskedag The day after Easter Sunday 1 May Labour Day Første mai Arbeidernes dag, International Workers' Day 17 May Constitution Day Syttende mai or Grunnlovsdagen Celebration of the Constitution of 1814 Moveable Thursday Ascension Day Kristi himmelfartsdag 39 days after Easter Moveable Sunday Pentecost Første pinsedag 49 days after Easter Moveable Monday Whit Monday Andre pinsedag 50 days after Easter 25 December Christmas Day Første juledag Christmas Day 26 December St Stephen's Day Andre juledag A Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church