The following is a list of Public holidays in South Ossetia[citation needed]
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List
editDate | English name | Ossetian name | Russian name | Remarks |
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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
edit- ^ "День мужества и народного единства отметят в Южной Осетии". Государственное информационное агентство "Рес". 20 November 2019.