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The public holidays in Croatia also include the religious festivals (Croatian: blagdan) of Epiphany, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi Day, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day, Christmas, and St. Stephen's or Boxing Day. The primary holidays are based on the Catholic liturgical year, but other believers are legally allowed to celebrate other major religious holidays. | The public holidays in Croatia also include the religious festivals (Croatian: blagdan) of Epiphany, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi Day, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day, Christmas, and St. Stephen's or Boxing Day. The primary holidays are based on the Catholic liturgical year, but other believers are legally allowed to celebrate other major religious holidays. | ||
Marriages conducted by the religious communities having agreements with the state are officially recognized, eliminating the need to register the marriages in the civil registry office. | Marriages conducted by the religious communities having agreements with the state are officially recognized, eliminating the need to register the marriages in the civil registry office. | ||
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he Roman Catholic Church in Croatia receives state financial support and other benefits established in concordats between the Government and the Vatican. The concordats and other government agreements with non-Roman Catholic religious communities allow state financing for some salaries and pensions for religious officials through government-managed pension and health funds.[3] | |||
The concordats and agreements also regulate public school catechisms and military chaplains.[3] | |||
In line with the concordats signed with the Roman Catholic Church and in an effort to further define their rights and privileges within a legal framework, the government has additional agreements with the following 14 religious communities:[3] [4] | |||
Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) | |||
Islamic Community of Croatia | |||
Evangelical Church | |||
Reformed Christian Church in Croatia | |||
Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia | |||
Pentecostal Church | |||
Union of Pentecostal Churches of Christ | |||
Christian Adventist Church | |||
Union of Baptist Churches | |||
Church of God | |||
Church of Christ | |||
Reformed Movement of Seventh-day Adventists | |||
Bulgarian Orthodox Church | |||
Macedonian Orthodox Church | |||
Croatian Old Catholic Church | |||