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Public holidays in Azerbaijan include the following:

Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1-2 New Year's Day Yeni il 2 days
January 20 Martyr's Day Qara Yanvar Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 180 civilians. Also victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988) are remembered.
March 8 Women's Day Qadınlar günü 1 day
March 20-March 24 Spring Festival Novruz 5 days
May 9 Victory Day (May 9) Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü In honor of victory Of USSR over Nazi Germany during WWII.
May 28 Republic Day Respublika günü Founding of Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918).
June 15 National Salvation Day Azərbaycan xalqının Milli Qurtuluş günü Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993).
June 26 Army and Navy Day Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü
November 12 Constitution Day November 12, 1995[1]
December 31 International Solidarity Day Dünya azərbaycanlıların həmrəyliyi günü United Azerbaijanis day (1989).
Changes due to Lunar Calendar Ramazan Bayrami Ramazan Bayramı 2 days
Changes due to Lunar Calendar Gurban Bayrami Qurban Bayrami 2 days

References

  1. ^ http://en.trend.az/news/official/chronicle/1578472.html
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