|
Holidays |
| Jan 1 | New
Year's Day  1 |
| Jan 20 | Martyr's
Day  Commemorates Black
January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more
than 180 civilians. Also victims of the Karabakh War (1988) are
remembered. |
| Jan 30 | Ramadan
 2 |
| Mar 8 | Women's
Day  1 |
| Mar 20-21 | Spring
Festival  |
| Apr 8 | Sacrifice
Day  2 |
| May 28 | Republic
Day  . Founding of Democratic
Republic of Azerbaijan (1918). |
| Jun 15 | National
Salvation Day  . Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to
Baku to lead the country (1993). |
| Oct 8 | Army
and Navy Day  |
| Oct 18 | National
Independence Day  Dissolution
of Soviet Union (1991). |
| Nov 12 | Constitution
Day  (1995) |
| Nov17 | National
Revival Day  . Commemorates
the first uprising in Azerbaijan by the Popular Front led by
Panakhov against Moscow's policies toward Azerbaijan and the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (1988). |
| Dec 31 | International
Solidarity Day   . Azerbaijanis broke down borders separating
them from Iran. A day for Azerbaijanis to feel united with each
other (1989). |
|
1 Previously observed
during Soviet period Holidays - Soviet Azerbaijan (prior to October 18, 1991) |
| Jan 1 | New Year's Day |
| Feb 23 | Soviet Army Day |
| Mar 8 | Women's Day |
| Apr 28 | Azerbaijan becomes part of Soviet Union (1920) |
| May 1 and 2 | Labor Day |
| May 9 | Victory by Soviets against Fascists (World War II) |
| Jun 1 | Children's Day |
| Oct 9 | New Constitution Day. Instituted by Breshnev; during Stalin's era this holiday was celebrated on December 5 to mark the Great October Socialist Revolution. |
| From
Azerbaijan International (7.1) Spring 1999. © Azerbaijan International 1999. All rights reserved. Home | About Azeri | Learn Azeri | Contact us |