Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan
This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan:
| Date | English name | Local name/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Жаңы жыл Новый Год (Novyy God) |
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| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | пайгамбардын туулган күнү Рождество Христово (Rojdestvo hrıstovo / Rozhdestvo Khristovo) |
Celebrated by local Orthodox Christians |
| February 23 | Fatherland Defender's Day | Мекенди коргоочунун күнү День защитника Отечества |
Formation of the Red Army in February 1918. |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Эл аралык аялдар күнү Международный женский день (Mezhdunarodnyy zhenskiy den') |
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| March 21 | Nooruz Mairamy | Нооруз | Which is originally the Persian New Year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year. |
| April 7 | Day of the People's April Revolution[1] | Элдик Апрель революциясы күнү | Commemorates the Second Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010. |
| May 1 | International Workers' Day | Эмгек күнү | |
| May 5 | Constitution Day | Кыргыз Республикасынын конституция күнү День Конституции Кыргызская Республики (Den' Konstitutsii Kyrgyzskaya Respubliki) |
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| May 9 | Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day | Жеңиш күнү День Победы (Den' Pobedy) |
A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over
to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic Countries and Ukraine). |
| August 31 | Independence Day | Кыргыз Республикасынын Эгемендүүлүк күнү День независимости Кыргызская Республики (Den' nezavisimosti Kyrgyzskaya Respubliki) |
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| November 7–8 | Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors | Тарых күн жана аталардын эскерүү | Two-day holiday commemorating the national liberation uprising and the tragic events of 1916 known as Urkun.[2][3]
Previously, from independence to 2017, the country celebrated the Great October Socialist Revolution. It has now been replaced with День примирения и согласия ("Day of Reconciliation and Agreement"), celebrated on a Nov. 7 (at least officially) before amendments in Labour Codex (adopted in December 2004, new holiday, which celebrates at November 4 is the People Unity Day ("День народного единства)" |
| Defined by lunar calendar | Orozo Ait | Орозо айт | End of Ramadan |
| Celebrated 70 days after the Orozo Ait | Kurman Ait | Курман айт | Feast of Sacrifice |
Two additional Muslim holidays Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait are defined by lunar calendar.
Other holidays
[edit]- Day of the Armed Forces - 29 May
- Day of Aviation - August 18
References
[edit]- ^ "Kyrgyz Popular Revolution Recognized As Public Holiday". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan Renames Soviet-Era October Revolution Day, Lengthens Holiday".
- ^ "Статья 113 Трудового Кодекса Кыргызской Республики" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- National holidays on Kyrgyzstan government web site. Retrieved on 8 March 2009
- R. Stewart and S. Weldon, Kyrgyzstan, Odyssey, 2002, p. 105, ISBN 962-217-675-5
