Public holidays in Transnistria

Victory Day celebrations in Tiraspol, 2017.

Public holidays in Transnistria lists the official public holidays recognized by the breakaway Transnistrian government. On these days, government offices, offices of foreign missions (such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be a day off in lieu of the holiday.

Official holidays

Date	English name	Russian name	Remarks
1-2 January	New Year's Day	Новый Год
7 January	Orthodox Christmas	Рождество
23 February	Defender of the Fatherland Day	День защитника отечества
8 March	International Women's Day	Восьмое марта
1–2 May	International Workers' Day	День международной солидарности трудящихся	It is celebrated over the course of two days. [1]
9 May	Victory Day	День Победы	Denotes the victory against Germany in World War II
2 September	Republic Day	День независимости	[2]
7 November	October Revolution Day	День Октябрьской революции
24 December	Constitution Day	День Конституции Приднестровской Молдавской Республики	Adopted in 1996 [3]
25 December	Catholic Christmas	Рождество
Movable	Catholic Easter	Католическая Пасха
Movable	Orthodox Easter	Пасха
9 days after Orthodox Easter	Commemoration Day

Professional holidays

Date	English name	Russian name	Remarks
10 February	Day of the Diplomatic Service
12 April	Liberation Day		[4]
17 April	Firefighter Day
28 April	Labor Protection Day
16 May	State Security Day
18 May	Museum Day
28 July	Peacekeeper Day		[5] [6]
19 August	Civil Protection Day
6 September	Armed Forces Day
14 September	Border Guards Day
17 September	Day of the 2006 Transnistrian independence referendum		[7]
10 November	Police Day
27 November	Mother's Day		[8]

See also

• Public holidays in Moldova
• Public holidays in Romania
• Public holidays in Russia

References

1. "Official website of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic — Address on International Workers' Day —". en.president.gospmr.org. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. "Celebration's Calendar | Transnistria tour". Transnistria-tour.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
3. В Приднестровье отмечают День Конституции | Новости Приднестровья
4. 72nd anniversary of Tiraspol liberation from Nazi invaders | Новости Приднестровья
5. Александр Комаров (26 July 2012). "В Приднестровье установлен День миротворца" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
6. Дарья Евтушенко. "В Приднестровье чествовали миротворцев" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
7. "Указ Президента ПМР № 316 "О внесении дополнения в Указ Президента ПМР от 13 июня 2001 года № 300 "Об установлении профессиональных праздников и памятных дней в Приднестровской Молдавской Республике"". president.gospmr.ru. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
8. Александр Комаров (22 November 2011). "День матери введен в реестр памятных дней Приднестровья" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.