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Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan
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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*) | ||||||||
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Төрөлүү майрамы | ||||||
| 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''') | ||||||||
| 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 | url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-revolution-april-7-public-holiday/27653109.html | title=Kyrgyz Popular Revolution Recognized As Public Holiday | date=2016-04-04 | newspaper=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | language=English | access-date=2016-04-05}} | 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*) | ||||||||
| May 9 | Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day | Жеңиш күнү | ||||||
| День Победы (*Den' Pobedy*) | A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over | |||||||
| August 31 | Independence Day | Кыргыз Республикасынын Эгемендүүлүк күнү | ||||||
| День независимости Кыргызская Республики (*Den' nezavisimosti Kyrgyzskaya Respubliki*) | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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
- Day of the Armed Forces - 29 May
- Day of Aviation - August 18
References
- National holidays on Kyrgyzstan government web site. Retrieved on 8 March 2009
- R. Stewart and S. Weldon, Kyrgyzstan, Odyssey, 2002, p. 105,
References
- (2016-04-04). "Kyrgyz Popular Revolution Recognized As Public Holiday". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- "Kyrgyzstan Renames Soviet-Era October Revolution Day, Lengthens Holiday".
- "Статья 113 Трудового Кодекса Кыргызской Республики".
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