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Kazakhstani HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Kazakhstan |
| sitesworld.comDate | English name | Local name/s | Notes |
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| January 1–2 | New Year's Day | Жаңа жыл ( Jaña jıl ) Новый Год ( Novy God ) | |
| January 7 | Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Πождество Христово ( Rojdestvo Xrïstovo / Rozhdestvo Khristovo ) | from 2007 official holiday |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Халықаралық әйелдер күні ( Xalıqaralıq äyälder küni ) Международный женский день ( Mezhdunarodny zhensky den ) | |
| March 21–23 | Nauryz Meyramy | Наурыз мейрамы ( Nawrız meyramı ) | Originally the Persian new year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year sometimes as late as April 21. |
| May 1 | Kazakhstan People's Unity Day | Қазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесі ( Qazaqstan xalqınıñ birligi merekesi ) | |
| May 7 | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Отан Қорғаушы күні ( Otan Qorgaushy kuny ) День Защитника Отечества ( Den Zashitnika Otechestva ) | from official holiday |
| May 9 | Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day | Жеңіс күні ( Jeñis küni ) День Победы ( Den Pobedy ) | A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic countries). |
| July 6 | Capital City Day | Астана күні ( Astana küni ) День столицы ( Den stolitsy ) | Birthday of the First President |
| August 30 | Constitution Day | Қазақстан Πеспубликасының Конституциясы күні ( Qazaqstan Respublikasınıñ Konstïtucïyası küni ) День Конституции Πеспублики Казахстан ( Den Konstitutsiy Respubliki Kazakhstan ) | |
| Last day of Hajj In October 15 | Qurban Ayta | Құрбан айт ( Qurban ayt ) Курбан айт ( Kurban ayt ) | from 2007 official holiday. |
| December 1 | First President Day | Тұңғыш Президент күні ( Tungysh President kuny ) День Первого Президента ( Den Pervogo Presidenta ) | from official holiday |
| December 16–17 | Independence Day | Тәуелсіздік күні ( Täwelsizdik küni ) День независимости ( Den nezavisimosti ) | sitesworld.com |
a Eid al-Adha, the Islamic "Feast of the Sacrifice".