Public holidays in Georgia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public holidays in Georgia include the following (Labour Code of Georgia, Article 64).
| Date | English Name | Georgian Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | ახალი წელი | |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | ქრისტეშობა | |
| January 19 | Baptism Day of our Lord Jesus Christ | ნათლისღება | |
| March 3 | Mother's Day | დედის დღე | |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე | |
| April 9 | Day of National Unity | ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე | Commemoration of the April 9 tragedy when young Georgians in Rustavelis Gamziri, Tbilisi were killed by Soviet soldiers in 1989. |
| Moveable | Orthodox Good Friday, Great Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday of Bright Week | სააღდგომო დღეები – წითელი პარასკევი, დიდი შაბათი, ბრწინვალე აღდგომა და ორშაბათი | On Bright Monday, the Georgian Orthodox Church serves Liturgy for Dismissals |
| May 9 | Day of Victory over Fascism | ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე | |
| May 12 | Saint Andrew's Day | ანდრიობა | Celebration of day of Apostle Andrew 'first-called', founder of Georgian Orthodox Church |
| May 26 | Independence Day | დამოუკიდებლობის დღე | On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801) |
| August 28 | Dormition Day of All-Holy Theotokos | მარიამობა | |
| October 14 | Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta) | სვეტიცხოვლობა | Celebration of first Christian church in Georgia. According to chronicles, holy chyton (shirt) of Savior is buried under this church. |
| November 23 | St George's Day | გიორგობა | Saint George (in Georgian: წმინდა გიორგი, ‘’tsminda giorgi’’) is a patron saint of Georgia |
