National Holidays in Turkmenistan 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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: Memorial Day
- Memorial Day for the heroes of the 1881 battle with the Russians at Goektepe.
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: International Women's Day
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: Novruz-Bayram
- Novruz celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
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: Novruz-Bayram Holiday
- Second day of public holidays to mark Persian New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
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: Constitution and Flag Day
- Marks Turkmenistan's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
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: Oraza Bayram
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Kurban Bairam
- 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
- Marks Turkmenistan's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
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: Earthquake Memorial Day
- A day of remembrance to the victims of the massive and deadly earthquake that took place on this day in 1948.
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: Neutrality Day
- The day the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution declaring the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan
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