Friday January 1st
New Year's Day
Azerbaijan: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Azerbaijan: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
Azerbaijan: Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians
Monday March 8th
Women's Day
Azerbaijan: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
Saturday March 20th
Novruz
Azerbaijan: Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Azerbaijan: Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Monday March 22nd
Novruz Holiday
Azerbaijan: Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Azerbaijan: Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Azerbaijan: Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Azerbaijan: As Victory Day falls on a Sunday in 2021, the following Monday will be a public holiday
Azerbaijan: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Azerbaijan: Second day of the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
Friday May 28th
Republic Day
Azerbaijan: This holiday commemorates the founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan in 1918
Azerbaijan: Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993)
Azerbaijan: In 1918 a Muslim Corps was renamed to Detached Corps of Azerbaijan with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Republic
Azerbaijan: 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.
Azerbaijan: 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.
Azerbaijan: Marks the liberation of Shusha from Armenia control in November 2020.
Tuesday November 9th
Flag Day
Azerbaijan: The Azerbaijani Democratic Republic adopted the Azerbaijani tricolor as the national flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on November 9th 1918.
Azerbaijan: The nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan organised the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on 31 December 1989
