National Holidays in Azerbaijan in 2019
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: New Year's Holiday
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Martyrs Day Holiday
- Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians
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: Women's Day
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: Novruz
- Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Novruz Holiday
- Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Novruz Holiday
- Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Novruz Holiday
- Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Novruz Holiday
- Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Victory Day
- Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War
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: Republic Day
- Celebrated on 28 May. Since 2006, if the 28 May falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday
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: Ramazan Bayrami
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Ramazan Bayrami Holiday
- Second day of the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
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: National Salvation Day (in lieu)
- Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993)
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: Armed Forces Day
- In 1918 a Muslim Corps was renamed to Detached Corps of Azerbaijan with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Republic
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: Gurban Bayrami
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Eid Al-Adha Holiday
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Independence Day
- Adoption of the declaration of independence on October 18th 1991
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: Flag Day Holiday (in lieu)
- The Azerbaijani Democratic Republic adopted the Azerbaijani tricolor as the national flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on November 9th 1918.
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: World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
- The nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan organised the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on 31 December 1989
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