Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan

This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan:

DateEnglish name Kyrgyz name Notes
January 1New Year's Day Жаңы жыл
January 7Eastern Orthodox Christmas Иса пайгамбардын туулган күнү Celebrated by local Orthodox Christians
February 23Fatherland Defender's Day Мекенди коргоочунун күнү Formation of the Red Army in February 1918.
March 1 Day of the Asky Tragedy Honours protestors who were killed by police during anti-government protests in 2002.
March 3State Flag Day
March 8International Women's Day Эл аралык аялдар күнү
March 21–23Nooruz Mairamy Нооруз Which is originally the Persian new year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year.
March 24 Day of National Revolution Элдик революция күнү Commemorates the Tulip Revolution of 2005.[1]
April 7Day of the People's April Revolution[1] Элдик Апрель революциясы күнү Commemorates the Second Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010.
May 1International Workers' Day Эмгек күнү
May 5Constitution Day Кыргыз Республикасынын конституция күнү
May 9Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day Жеңиш күнү A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over

to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic Countries and Ukraine).

May 29Day of the Armed Forces Куралдуу күчтөрүнүн күнү
August 31Independence Day Эгемендүүлүк күнү
November 7-8Days 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 calendarOrozo Ait Орозо айт Feast of Fast-breaking
Celebrated 70 days after the Orozo AitKurman Ait Курман айт Feast of Sacrifice

* Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice.

Two additional Muslim holidays Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait are defined by lunar calendar.

Other Holidays

  • Day of Aviation - August 18

References

  1. 1 2 "Kyrgyz Popular Revolution Recognized As Public Holiday". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. ↑ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-to-rename-extend-october-revolution-holiday/28831234.html
  3. ↑ Статья 113 Трудового Кодекса Кыргызской Республики
  • 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
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