The following is a list of public holidays in Abkhazia. The working days are marked in cursive.
DateEnglish nameAbkhaz nameRussian nameRemarks1–2 JanuaryNew Year's DayНовый год 7 January Christmas Day Рождество ХристовоCelebration of the Birth of Jesus 14 January AzhyrnykhuaАжьырныҳәаАжьырныхуаCelebration of the creation of the world 8 MarchInternational Women's DayМеждународный женский деньCelebration of women's rights and womanhood 1 MayLabour DayДень труда9 MayVictory DayДень ПобедыOn 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Great Patriotic War came to an end in Europe21 MayDay of remembrance of the Caucasian War and the forced evictions of the Mountain Peoples of the CaucasusДень памяти жертв Кавказской войны и насильственного выселения горских народов КавказаCircassian Day of Mourning23 MayDay of the Holy Apostle Simon the ZealotДень Святого Апостола Симона Кананита23 JulyFlag Day День Государственного Флага Республики АбхазияOn 23 July 1992 the Flag of Abkhazia was officially adopted 26 AugustIndependence Recognition Day День международного признания независимости АбхазииOn 26 August 2008 the independence of Abkhazia was recognised by Russia 28 AugustNankhua (Assumption of Mary) Нанхуа (День Успения Пресвятой Богородицы)30 SeptemberIndependence Day День независимости Республики АбхазияOn 30 September 1993 the 1992–1993 war with Georgia ended and Abkhazia gained de facto independence11 OctoberArmed Forces Day День Вооруженных Республики Абхазия26 NovemberConstitution DayДень Конституции Республики АбхазииOn 26 November 1994 the current Constitution of Abkhazia was adopted14 DecemberDay of the children killed during the 1992-1993 war in AbkhaziaДень 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 childrenvariesEaster Dhul Hijja 10Eid al-Adha КурбанныхуаCommemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael in obedience to Allah
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