Public holidays in Abkhazia

The following is a list of Public holidays in Abkhazia:

Date	English name	Abkhaz name	Russian name	Remarks
January 1-2	New Year's Day		Новый год
January 7	Christmas		Рождество Христово	Celebration of the Birth of Jesus
January 14	Azhyrnykhua	Ажьырныҳәа	Ажьырныхуа	Celebration of the creation of the world
March 8	International Women's Day		Международный женский день
May 9	Victory Day		День Победы	On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe
May 23	Day of the Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot		День Святого Апостола Симона Кананита
May 31	Day of remembrance of the Caucasian War and the forced evictions of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus		День памяти жертв Кавказской войны и насильственного выселения горских народов Кавказа
July 23	Flag Day		День Флага Республики	On 23 July 1992 the Flag of Abkhazia was officially adopted
August 14	Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland		День памяти защитников Отечества	On 14 August 1992 the 1992-1993 war with Georgia started
September 30	Liberation Day/ Independence Day		День освобождения Республики Абхазия/ День независимости Абхазии	On 30 September 1993 the 1992-1993 war with Georgia ended and Abkhazia gained de facto independence
November 26	Constitution Day		День Конституции Республики Абхазии	On 26 November 1994 the current Constitution of Abkhazia was adopted
December 14	Day of the children killed during the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia		День 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 children
Dhul Hijja 10	Eid al-Adha		Курбанныхуа	Commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael in obedience to Allah

References

• Государственные праздники Республики Абхазия (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Retrieved 2009-10-31.