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Kyrgyz HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Kyrgyzstan |
| sitesworld.comDate | English name | Local name | Notes |
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | Жаңы жыл / Новый Год (Novy god) | |
| January 7 | Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Πождество Христово (Rozhdestvo Khristovo) | |
| February 23 | Fatherland Defender's Day | День защитника Отечества (Den zashchitnika Otechestva) | Formation of the Red Army in February 1918. |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Сегизинчи март айымдар майрамы/Восьмое марта (Vosmoe marta), | |
| March 21–23 | Nooruz Mairamy | Нооруз майрамы | Which is originally the Persian new year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year sometimes as late as April 21. |
| March 24 | Day of National Revolution | ||
| May 1 | Kyrgyzstan People's Unity Day (Первое Мая) | День международной солидарности трудящихся ("International Day of Worker's Solidarity") | |
| May 5 | Constitution Day | Кыргыз Πеспубликасынын Конституция күнү / День Конституции Кыргызской Πеспублики | |
| May 8 | Remembrance Day | ||
| 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). |
| August 31 | Independence Day | Эгемендүүлүк күнү / День независимости (Den Nezavisimosti) | |
| November 7 | Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution | Годовщина Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции or Седьмое ноября | Celebrating October Revolution of 1917. 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)"sitesworld.com |
* Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice.
Two additional Muslim holidays Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait are defined by lunar calendar.