Public holidays in Armenia
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Transliteration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year Day | Ամանոր | Amanor | Tradition |
| 6 January | Christmas Day | Սուրբ Ծնունդ | Surb Tsnund | Religious |
| 28 January | Army Day | Բանակի օր | Banaki or | In celebration of Armenian Army formation on that day in 1992 |
| 24 April | Genocide Remembrance Day | Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր | Yegher'ni zoheri hishataki or | Armenian Genocide in 1915 |
| 9 May | Victory and Peace Day | Հաղթանակի եւ Խաղաղության տոն | Haght'anaki yev Khaghaghut'yan ton | Shushi liberation day - in May 9, 1992 Armenian forces freed the city from Azerbaidjani military forces, which was an important milestone in Artsakh libration war for Armenians.[1]
Victory Day (World War II) was a holiday throughout the USSR and is still an official holiday in Armenia. |
| 28 May | Republic Day | Հանրապետության օր | Hanrapetut'yan or | Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia |
| 5 July | Constitution Day | Սահմանադրության օր | Sahmanadrut'yan or | Adopted in 1995 |
| 21 September | Independence Day | Անկախության օր | Ankakhut'yan or | From the Soviet Union in 1991 |
| 7 December | Spitak Remembrance Day | Երկրաշարժի զոհերի հիշատակի օր | Yerkrasharzhi zoheri hishataki or | A devastating earthquake in 1988 killed thousands of people and destroyed most of the Republic’s infrastructure. |
On the fourth Sunday preceding Dormition (15 August), a special celebration called Vardevar (Վարդևար) takes place, where anyone is free to soak others with water from spray guns, hoses or even buckets.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Melkonian, Markar (2005). My Brother's Road, An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia. New York: I.B. Tauris. pp. passim. ISBN 1-85043-635-5.
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