Religious holiday
St. Athanasius’s Day
St. Athanasius’s Day, on 18 January, honours St. Athanasius the Great and is linked to Bulgarian folk beliefs about winter beginning to give way.
🎂 Name days: Atanas Atanaska Nasko
Observed on 18 January
Orthodox church calendar Major feast
- 12th Sunday after the Sunday after the Exaltation - of the 10 Lepers
- Sts Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
- St Joachim, Patriarch of Tarnovo (Atanasovden)
Source: Bulgarian Patriarchate church calendar, checked 2026-10-15
18 January by year
See the weekday and whether the date is a day off.
Every year on this date
| Year | Weekday | Workday status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | Day off |
| 2027 | Monday | Working day |
| 2028 | Tuesday | Working day |
| 2029 | Thursday | Working day |
| 2030 | Friday | Working day |
For a standard Monday-to-Friday working week. Additional officially declared days off may change the calendar.