Public holidays in Abkhazia
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The following is a list of public holidays in Abkhazia. The working days are marked in cursive.
Date | English name | Abkhaz name | Russian name | Remarks |
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January 1-2 | New Year's Day | Новый год | ||
January 7 | Christmas Day | Рождество Христово | Celebration of the Birth of Jesus | |
January 14 | Azhyrnykhua | Ажьырныҳәа | Ажьырныхуа | Celebration of the creation of the world |
March 8 | International Women's Day | Международный женский день | Celebration of women's rights and womanhood | |
May 1 | Labour Day | День труда | ||
May 9 | Victory Day | День Победы | On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Great Patriotic War came to an end in Europe | |
May 21 | Day of remembrance of the Caucasian War and the forced evictions of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus | День памяти жертв Кавказской войны и насильственного выселения горских народов Кавказа | ||
May 23 | Day of the Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot | День Святого Апостола Симона Кананита | ||
July 23 | Flag Day | День Государственного Флага Республики Абхазия | On 23 July 1992 the Flag of Abkhazia was officially adopted | |
August 26 | The day of the international recognition of the independence of Abkhazia | День международного признания независимости Абхазии | On 26 August 2008 the independence of Abkhazia was recognised by Russia | |
August 28 | Nankhua (Assumption of Mary) | Нанхуа (День Успения Пресвятой Богородицы) | ||
September 30 | Independence Day | День освобождения Республики Абхазия | On 30 September 1993 the 1992-1993 war with Georgia ended and Abkhazia gained de facto independence | |
October 11 | Armed Forces Day | День Вооруженных Республики Абхазия | ||
November 26 | Constitution Day | День Конституции Республики Абхазии | On 26 November 1994 the current Constitution of Abkhazia was adopted | |
December 14 | Day of the children killed during the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia | День памяти детей, погибших в Отечественной войне в Абхазии (1992—1993 гг.) | On 14 December 1992 a helicopter carrying evacuees from the Siege of Tkvarcheli was shot down, killing 25 children | |
varies | Easter | |||
Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid al-Adha | Курбанныхуа | Commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael in obedience to Allah |
References
- "Archived copy" Государственные праздники Республики Абхазия (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Календарь праздничных и выходных дней в Абхазии (in Russian). sputnik-abkhazia.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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