Public holidays in Mongolia
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Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 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... |
Шинэ жил (Shine jil) | |
| Late January - Early March (variable) | Tsagaan sar Tsagaan Sar Tsagaan Sar , white moon or white month) is the lunisolar New Year festival of the Mongols. Today, Mongols are found in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Buryatia and Kalmykia. It is often celebrated around the same time as the Chinese New Year... (White Moon) |
Цагаан сар (Tsagaan sar) | Tsagaan Sar is celebrated according to the lunar calendar Lunar calendar A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the lunar phase. A common purely lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar or Hijri calendar. A feature of the Islamic calendar is that a year is always 12 months, so the months are not linked with the seasons and drift each solar year by 11 to... . The date falls anywhere between the end of January and early March in the Gregorian calendar Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... . |
| March 8 | International Woman's Day | Олон Улсын Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Баяр (Olon Ulsyn Emegteichüüdiin Bayar), Мартын найман (Martyn Naiman) | |
| March 18 | Mens & Soldiers Day | Цэргийн баяр (Tsergiin Bayar) | |
| June 1 | Mothers' and Children's Day | Эх үрсийн баяр (Ekh Ürsiin bayar) | |
| July 11 - July 13 | Naadam Holiday | Наадам (Naadam) | A three day holiday to coincide with the Naadam Festival |
| November 26 | Republic day Republic Day Republic Day is the name of a holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they became republics.-1 January in the Republic of Slovakia:This was the day of creation of the Republic of Slovakia. A national holiday since 1993... |
Улс тунхагласны баяр("Uls Tunhaglasnii Bayar") | |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve New Year's Eve New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the... |
Шинэ жил (Shine jil) | |