Public holidays in Mongolia
The following are the public holidays in Mongolia and other special days.
Public Holidays
| Date | 2012 Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | Шинэ жил (Shine jil) | |
| First three days of the year | February 22 – February 251 | Lunar New Year or Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) | Цагаан сар (Tsagaan sar) | Tsagaan Sar is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. The date falls anywhere between the end of January and early March in the Gregorian calendar. |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Олон Улсын Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Баяр (Olon Ulsyn Emegteichüüdiin Bayar), Мартын найман (Martyn Naiman) | |
| June 1 | Mothers' and Children's Day | Эх үрсийн баяр (Ekh Ürsiin bayar) | |
| July 11 – July 15 | Naadam Holiday | Наадам (Naadam) | A five-day holiday to coincide with the Naadam Festival |
| First day of the first winter month of the year[1] | November 141 | Genghis Khan's birthday | Чингис хааны төрсөн өдөр (Chingis Khaany törsön ödör) | Established in 2012. This day expresses a symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan as his exact date of birth is not found. |
| December 29 | Independence Day | Тусгаар Тогтнолын Өдөр (Tusgaar Togtnoliin Üdür) | |
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- 1.^ Based on the non-Gregorian Mongolian calendar (Bilgiin toolol)
Other special days and celebrations
- Constitution Day (January 13)
- Valentine's Day (February 14)
- Patriots' Day (March 1)
- Soldiers' Day (March 18)
- Health Day (April 7)
- Intellectual Property Day (April 26)
- Family Day (May 15)
- Political Flag Day (July 10)
- Youth's Day (August 25)
- Repression Victims' Day (September 10)
- Environment Safety Day (fourth week of September)
- Elders' Day (October 1)
- Capital City Day (October 29)
- Republic's Day (November 26)
- Human Rights Day (December 10)
References
Mongolian Legal Info Network
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