Public holidays in Uzbekistan explained

Public holidays in Uzbekistan:[1]

Fixed date

DateUzbek nameRussian nameEnglish name / Brief info
Yangi Yil BayramiНовый ГодNew Year's Day
Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar KuniМеждународный Женский ДеньInternational Women's Day
Navro'z BayramiНаврузNowruz (Persian New Year)
Xotira va Qadirlash KuniДень Памяти и ПочестейDay of Remembrance and Honor - Introduced by President Islam Karimov as a commemoration of those who suffered in the war against fascism during World War II and who sacrificed their lives for freedom of the country.[2]
Mustaqillik KuniДень НезависимостиIndependence Day
O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar KuniДень Учителя и НаставникаTeacher's Day
Konstitutsiya KuniДень КонституцииConstitution Day

Variable date

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National holidays of Uzbekistan . 2009-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170423225506/http://www.uzbekistan.org/uzbekistan/national_holidays/ . 2017-04-23 . dead .
  2. http://www.ut.uz/eng/opinion/their_memory_lives_on.mgr "Their memory lives on"