Public holidays in South Ossetia

Victory Day in Tskhinvali 2018.

The following is a list of Public holidays in South Ossetia ^{[ citation needed ]}

List

Date	English name	Ossetian name	Russian name	Remarks
1 – 2 January	New Year's Day		Новый год
7 January	Orthodox Christmas Day		Рождество Христово
23 February	Defender of the Fatherland Day		День защитника Отечества	Celebrates the founding of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia
8 March	International Women's Day		Международный женский день
1 May	Labor Day		День труда
9 May	Victory Day		День Победы	On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe
29 May	Day of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia		День Декларации независимости Республики Южная Осетия
12 June	Russia Day		День России	It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
27 June	South Ossetian Youth Day		Южно-Осетинский день молодежи
26 August	Day of recognition of independence of South Ossetia by Russia		День признания независимости Южной Осетии Россией
20 September	Independence Day		День независимости Южная Осетия	Celebrates the Independence Day of South Ossetia.
23 November	Day of Courage and National Unity		Дню мужества и народного единства	[1]

References

1. "День мужества и народного единства отметят в Южной Осетии". Государственное информационное агентство "Рес". 20 November 2019.