Public holidays in Abkhazia
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The following is a list of Public holidays in Abkhazia
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Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
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| January 1-2 | New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome... |
Новый год | ||
| January 7 | Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... |
Рождество Христово | Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Jesus Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity... |
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| January 14 | Azhyrnykhua | Ажьырныҳәа | Ажьырныхуа | Celebration of the creation of the world |
| March 8 | International Women's Day International Women's Day International Women's Day , originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and... |
Международный женский день | ||
| May 9 | Victory Day Victory Day (Eastern Europe) Victory Day or 9 May marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War... |
День Победы | On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
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| May 23 | Day of the Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot Simon the Zealot The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus , was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Little is recorded of him aside from his name... |
День Святого Апостола Симона Кананита | ||
| May 31 | Day of remembrance of the Caucasian War Caucasian War The Caucasian War of 1817–1864, also known as the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire which ended with the annexation of the areas of the North Caucasus to Russia... and the forced evictions of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus Muhajir (Caucasus) Circassians, the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Caucasus were cleansed from their homeland at the end of the Caucasian War by victorious Russia, which by its manner of suppression of the Caucasus directed at the Crimean Tartars and Circassians can be credited with "inventing the strategy of... |
День памяти жертв Кавказской войны и насильственного выселения горских народов Кавказа | ||
| July 23 | Flag Day Flag Day A flag day is a flag-related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag , or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.... |
День Флага Республики | On 23 July 1992 the Flag of Abkhazia Flag of Abkhazia There are currently two entities claiming to be the government of Abkhazia, the partially recognised Republic of Abkhazia and the pro-Georgia Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.-Republic of Abkhazia:... was officially adopted |
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| August 14 | Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland | День памяти защитников Отечества | On 14 August 1992 the 1992-1993 war with Georgia started | |
| September 30 | Liberation Day Liberation Day Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, or the end of an occupation by another state, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from... / Independence Day Independence Day An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another nation or state, and more rarely after the end of a military occupation... |
День освобождения Республики Абхазия/ День независимости Абхазии |
On 30 September 1993 the 1992-1993 war with Georgia ended and Abkhazia gained de facto independence | |
| November 26 | Constitution Day Constitution Day Constitution Day is a holiday to honor the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy:... |
День Конституции Республики Абхазии | On 26 November 1994 the current Constitution of Abkhazia Constitution of Abkhazia The Constitution of the Republic of Abkhazia was adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 12th convocation on November 26, 1994, and by the national referendum on October 3, 1999, with an amendment adopted by the national referendum on the same day.-Structure:The... was adopted |
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| December 14 | Day of the children killed during the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia | День памяти детей, погибших в Отечественной войне в Абхазии (1992—1993 гг.) | On 14 December 1992 a helicopter carrying evacuees from the Siege of Tkvarcheli was shot down, killing 25 children | |
| Dhul Hijja 10 | Eid al-Adha | Курбанныхуа | Commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim Abraham Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam... to sacrifice his son Ismael Ismaël Ismaël is a given name or surname, and may refer to:* Ismaël Alassane , Nigerien football defender* Ismaël Bangoura , Guinean football striker* Ismaël Bouzid , Algerian football player... in obedience to Allah Allah Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and... |