Public holidays in Kazakhstan

This is a list of public holidays in Kazakhstan:[1][2]

Public holidays

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Date English name Local name/s Notes
1-2 January New Year's Day Жаңа жыл (Jaña jyl)
Новый Год (Novyy God)
7 January Orthodox Christmas Рождество Христово
(Rojdestvo hrıstovo / Rozhdestvo Khristovo)
An official holiday since 2007
8 March International Women's Day Халықаралық әйелдер күні (Halyqaralyq äielder künı)
Международный женский день (Mezhdunarodnyy zhenskiy den')
21-23 March Nowruz Наурыз мейрамы (Naýryz meıramy. Nauryz meiramy) Originally the Persian New Year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking the beginning of a new year.
1 May Kazakhstan People's Unity Day Қазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесі (Qazaqstan halqynyñ bırlıgı merekesı)
7 May Defender of the Fatherland Day Отан Қорғаушы күні (Otan Qorğauşy künı)
День Защитника Отечества (Den' Zashchitnika Otechestva)
An official holiday since 2013
9 May Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day Жеңіс күні (Jeñıs künı)
День Победы (Den' Pobedy)
A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over

to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic countries)

6 July Capital City Day Астана күні (Astana künı)
День столицы (Den' stolitsy)
Birthday of the first President of Kazakhstan
30 August Constitution Day Конституция күні (Konstitutsiia künı)
День Конституции (Den' Konstitutsii)
Last day of Hajj
Kurban Aita Құрбан айт (Qūrban ait)
Курбан айт (Kurban ait)
An official holiday since 2007
25 October Republic Day Республика күні (Respublika künı)
День Республики (Den' Respubliki)
An official holiday since 2022
16 December Independence Day Тәуелсіздік күні (Täuelsızdık künı)
День независимости (Den' nezavisimosti)
Independence from the Soviet Union

a Eid al-Adha, the Islamic "Feast of Sacrifice".

Other holidays

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References

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  1. ^ Kazakhstan Public Holidays Archived 9 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Worldtravelguide.net. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Egov.kz. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ День Службы государственной охраны Республики Казахстан