The following is a list of Public holidays in South Ossetia [ citation needed ]
Date | English name | Ossetian name | Russian name | Remarks |
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1 – 2 January | New Year's Day | Новый год | ||
7 January | Orthodox Christmas | Рождество | ||
23 February | Defender of the Fatherland Day | День защитника Отечества | Celebrates the founding of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia. [1] | |
8 March | International Women's Day | Международный женский день | [1] | |
8 April | Constitution Day | День Конституции | [1] | |
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. [1] | |
29 May | Day of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia | День Декларации независимости Республики Южной Осетии | [1] | |
12 June | Russia Day | День России | This day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. [2] [3] | |
27 June | South Ossetian Youth Day | Южно-Осетинский день молодежи | [4] | |
26 August | Day of recognition of independence of South Ossetia by Russia | День признания независимости Южной Осетии Россией | [5] [1] | |
20 September | Independence Day | День независимости Южной Осетии | [1] | |
23 November | Day of Courage and National Unity | День мужества и народного единства | [6] |