| 1 | Sunday, 1 January 1956 |
New Year's Day |
| 2 | Monday, 2 January 1956 |
New Year's Day |
| 3 | Saturday, 3 March 1956 |
National day |
| Monday, 5 March 1956 |
National day (observance) |
| 4 | Tuesday, 1 May 1956 |
Labour Day |
| 5 | Friday, 4 May 1956 |
Orthodox Easter Friday |
| 6 | Saturday, 5 May 1956 |
Orthodox Easter Saturday |
| 7 | Sunday, 6 May 1956 |
Orthodox Easter Sunday |
| 8 | Monday, 7 May 1956 |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
| 9 | Thursday, 24 May 1956 |
Culture and Literacy Day |
| 10 | Thursday, 6 September 1956 |
Unification Day |
| 11 | Saturday, 22 September 1956 |
Independence Day |
| Monday, 24 September 1956 |
Independence Day (observance) |
| 12 | Monday, 24 December 1956 |
Christmas Eve |
| 13 | Tuesday, 25 December 1956 |
Christmas Day |
| 14 | Wednesday, 26 December 1956 |
Boxing day |