Public holidays in Azerbaijan
There are several Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.[1]
Holidays
Main holidays
Date | English name | Azerbaijani name | Remarks |
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1–2 January | New Year's Day | Yeni il | 2 days |
20 January | Martyrs' Day | Qara Yanvar | Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians.[2] |
8 March | Women's Day | Qadınlar günü | 1 day |
20–24 March | Spring Festival | Novruz | 5 days |
9 May | Victory Day over Fascism | Faşizm üzərinə qələbə günü | In honor of victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany during World War II. |
28 May | Independence Day |
Müstəqillik Günü | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918).
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15 June | National Salvation Day |
Azərbaycan xalqının Milli Qurtuluş günü | Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993). |
26 June | Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü | Commemorates the founding of the Azerbaijani National Army on this day in 1918.
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8 November | Victory Day | Zəfər Günü | Commemorates the Azerbaijani victory in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war as well as in the Battle of Shusha . It is a non-working day.
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9 November | State Flag Day | Dövlət Bayrağı günü | Commemorates the adoption of the Flag of Azerbaijan on November 9, 1918,[3] which was officially established on November 9, 2009, as the State Flag Day.[4] |
31 December | International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis | Dünya Azərbaycanlılarının Həmrəyliyi günü | Inspired by the fall of the Azeris around the world as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis.[5]
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Changes due to the Islamic lunar calendar | Eid al-Fitr | Ramazan Bayramı | 2 days |
Changes due to the Islamic lunar calendar | Eid al-Adha | Qurban Bayramı | 2 days |
Other observances
National days in Azerbaijan that are working days follows:
- 30 January – Day of Azerbaijani customs
- 2 February – Day of Youth in Azerbaijan[6]
- 11 February – Day of Revenue Service
- 26 February – Khojaly massacre commemoration day
- 5 March – Day of Physical Culture and Sport
- 23 March – Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
- 28 March – Day of National Security
- 10 April – Day of the builder
- 10 May – Flower Festival
- 2 June – Day of Civil Aviation
- 5 June – Day of Reclamation
- 18 June – Human Rights Day
- 20 June – Day of the gas sector
- 2 July – Day of Azerbaijani Police
- 9 July – Day of the employees of the diplomatic service
- 22 July – National Press Day in Azerbaijan
- 1 August – Day of Azerbaijani language and alphabet.
- 2 August – National Day of Azerbaijani cinema
- 15 September – Day of Knowledge
- 18 September – Day of National Music
- 20 September – Day of Azerbaijani Oil / Oil Workers' Day[7]
- 27 September – Memorial Day
- 1 October – Day of prosecutors in Azerbaijan [8]
- 13 October – Day of Azerbaijani Railway
- 18 October – Independence Restoration Day
- 6 November – Day of Baku Metro Employees
- 12 November – Constitution Day
- 17 November – National Revival Day
- 22 November – Day of Justice of Azerbaijan
- 6 December – Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
- 12 December – Memorial Day of Heydar Aliyev
- 16 December – Day of Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations
Religious days
Only the holidays of
Novruz takes its roots from the religion of Zoroastrianism
, almost all Azerbaijanis celebrate it as a holiday of spring.
References
- ^ "Constitution of Republic of Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ Esslemont, Tom (20 January 2010). "BBC News – Azerbaijan remembers Martyrs' Day". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- Today.az. November 9, 2012. Archived from the originalon November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- Today.az. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Breaking Down The Azerbaijani-Iranian Border Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- ^ 2 February-Youth Day in Azerbaijan
- ^ "Azerbaijan marks Oil Workers' Day". news.az. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Azərbaycan :: Baş səhifə". www.azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "South Travels – Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ GALLUP WorldView – data accessed on 17 january 2009
- ^ Azerbaijan's Udin ethnic minority celebrates Easter.
External links
- Holidays of Azerbaijan (in English)