Kyrgyzstan celebrates the holidays with their family and friends in traditional dinners and banquets.
Saturday, 1 January 2011: New Year’s Day
This day is often celebrated with fireworks, traditional banquets and dinners with traditional food for family and friends. Events and parties are also held on this day.
Friday, 7 January 2011: Orthodox Christmas
This day celebrates the Orthodox Christmas for the Birth of Christ.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011: Homeland Defenders’ Day
This holiday commemorates the founding of the Soviet Army where military parades are held.
Tuesday, 8 March 2011: Women’s Day
This holiday celebrates the works and contributions of women for their country.
Monday, 21 March 2011: People’s Holiday of Nooruz
This marks the Traditional New Year in Kyrgyzstan where people celebrate it wearing traditional clothes of blue, white and red. Traditional foods such as porridge, sumolok and others are served.
Thursday, 24 March 2011: National Revolution Day
This day celebrates the revolution or coup d’etat which happened around 2005.
Sunday, 1 May 2011: Labour Day
Monday, 2 May 2011: Labour Day Holiday
This holiday celebrates the workers’ contributions to society and their country.
Thursday, 5 May 2011: Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
This holiday marks the adoption of the constitution in 1993 marking its place as a sovereign country.
Monday, 9 May 2011: Victory Day
This day celebrates the end of World War II.
Tuesday, 30 August 2011: Orozo Ait (End of Ramadan)
This is a religious Muslim Holiday which marks the End of Ramadan.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011: Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
This day marks Kyrgyz independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Sunday, 6 November 2011: Kurman Ait (Feast of Sacrifice)
This is a religious Muslim holiday celebrating the religious belief of sacrifice when Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice his own son for God.
Monday, 7 November 2011: Social Revolution Day
This holiday marks the Great October Revolution in 1917, wherein, at this time the Tsarist regime in Russian Empire was replaced with the Bolsheviks.
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