Date | English name | Georgian name | Transliteration | Remarks | Illustration | |
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1-2 January | New Year's Day | Georgian: ახალი წელი | ||||
7 January | Georgian: ქრისტეშობა | |||||
19 January | Georgian: ნათლისღება | |||||
3 March | Mother's Day | Georgian: დედის დღე | ||||
8 March | International Women's Day | Georgian: ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე | ||||
9 April | Independence Restoration Day | Georgian: ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე | Commemoration of the April 9 tragedy 1989 (also known as Tbilisi Massacre, Tbilisi tragedy) when on Rustaveli Avenue, in Tbilisi an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. | |||
Moveable | Georgian: სააღდგომო დღეები – წითელი პარასკევი, დიდი შაბათი, ბრწყინვალე აღდგომა და ორშაბათი | On Bright Monday, the Georgian Orthodox Church serves Liturgy for Dismissals | ||||
9 May | Georgian: ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე, ევროპის დღე | |||||
12 May | Saint Andrew the First-Called Day | Georgian: წმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღე | Celebration of day of Apostle Andrew the 'first-called', founder of Georgian Orthodox Church | |||
17 May | Family Purity Day[1] | Georgian: საქართველოს ოჯახის სიწმინდის დღე | Celebration of family values, originated by Georgian Orthodox Church. Coincides with anniversary of 2013 Tbilisi anti-homophobia rally protests, where LGBT rights activists clashed with church members and clergy, as well as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. | |||
26 May | Independence Day | Georgian: დამოუკიდებლობის დღე | 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) | |||
28 August | Saint Mary's Day | Georgian: მარიამობა | ||||
14 October | Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta) | Georgian: სვეტიცხოვლობა | Celebration of first Christian church in Georgia. According to chronicles, holy chiton (shirt) of Savior is buried under this church. | |||
23 November | Georgian: გიორგობა | Saint George (in Georgian: Georgian: წმინდა გიორგი) is a patron saint of Georgia |