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This is a list of public holidays in Kazakhstan:[1][2]
Public holidays
[edit]| 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 | Victory Day | Жеңіс күні (Jeñıs künı) День Победы (Den' Pobedy) | Marks the victory against Nazi Germany in World War II |
| 6 July | Capital City Day | Астана күні (Astana künı) День столицы (Den' stolitsy) | On 6 July 1994, the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan adopted a resolution to transfer the capital of Kazakhstan from Almaty to Akmola |
| 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 from 1995—2009, and again 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
[edit]- National Guard Day - 10 January
- Day of the State Security Service of Kazakhstan - 21 April[3]
- Police Day - 23 June
- Border Guards Day - 18 August
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions - 30 October
References
[edit]- ^ Kazakhstan Public Holidays Archived 9 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Worldtravelguide.net. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Egov.kz. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ День Службы государственной охраны Республики Казахстан
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