| 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 |