Public holidays in Georgia include the following (Labor Code of Georgia, Article 20).[1]
| Date |
English name |
Georgian name |
English transliteration[2] |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
ახალი წელი |
Axali c'eli |
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| January 7 |
Orthodox Christmas |
ქრისტეშობა |
Shoba |
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| January 19 |
Baptism Day of our Lord Jesus Christ |
ნათლისღება |
Natlis-gheba |
| March 3 |
Mother's Day |
დედის დღე |
Dedis dghe |
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| March 8 |
International Women's Day |
ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე |
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| April 9 |
Day of National Unity |
ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე |
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Commemoration of the April 9 tragedy when young Georgians in Rustavelis Gamziri, Tbilisi were killed by Soviet soldiers in 1989. |
| Moveable |
Orthodox Good Friday, Great Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday of Bright Week |
სააღდგომო დღეები – წითელი პარასკევი, დიდი შაბათი, ბრწინვალე აღდგომა და ორშაბათი |
Aghdgoma (Easter) |
On Bright Monday, the Georgian Orthodox Church serves Liturgy for Dismissals |
| May 9 |
Day of Victory over Fascism |
ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე |
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| May 12 |
Saint Andrea the First Day |
წმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღე |
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Celebration of day of Apostle Andrew the 'first-called', founder of Georgian Orthodox Church |
| May 26 |
Independence Day |
დამოუკიდებლობის დღე |
Damouk'ideblobis dghe |
On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801) |
| August 28 |
Saint Mary's Day |
მარიამობა |
Mariamoba |
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| October 14 |
Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta) |
სვეტიცხოვლობა |
Mcxetoba (Svetitskovloba)[1] |
Celebration of first Christian church in Georgia. According to chronicles, holy chyton (shirt) of Savior is buried under this church. |
| November 23 |
Saint George's Day |
გიორგობა |
Giorgoba |
Saint George (in Georgian: წმინდა გიორგი, ‘’tsminda giorgi’’) is a patron saint of Georgia |
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