Public holidays in South Ossetia

Public holidays in South Ossetia lists the official public holidays recognized by the South Ossetian government. On these days, government offices, offices of foreign missions (such as the Russian Embassy in South Ossetia) and some shops, are closed.

Official Holidays DateEnglish nameOssetian nameRussian nameRemarks1 – 2 JanuaryNew Year's DayНовый год7 JanuaryOrthodox ChristmasРождество 23 FebruaryDefender of the Fatherland DayДень защитника ОтечестваCelebrates the founding of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia.8 MarchInternational Women's DayМеждународный женский день8 AprilConstitution DayДень Конституции1 MayLabor DayДень труда9 MayVictory DayДень ПобедыOn 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe.29 MayDay of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South OssetiaДень Декларации независимости Республики Южной Осетии12 JuneRussia DayДень РоссииThis day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.27 JuneSouth Ossetian Youth DayЮжно-Осетинский день молодежи26 AugustDay of recognition of independence of South Ossetia by Russia День признания независимости Южной Осетии Россией20 SeptemberIndependence DayДень независимости Южной Осетии23 NovemberDay of Courage and National UnityДень мужества и народного единства

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