The following is a list of public holidays in Armenia.

Per Armenian law, 12 days are declared as non-working days.[1][2][3][4] Non-working days include:

DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
1-2 JanuaryNew Year's DayԱմանորTradition
6 JanuaryChristmas DayՍուրբ ԾնունդBased on the calendar used in Armenian Apostolic Church
28 JanuaryArmy DayԲանակի օրIn celebration of Armenian Army formation on that day in 1992
8 MarchWomen's DayԿանանց տոնWomen's Day
24 AprilArmenian Genocide Remembrance DayԵղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օրRemembrance of victims of Armenian Genocide in 1915
1 MayLabour DayԱշխատանքի օրInternational Workers' Day
9 MayVictory and Peace DayՀաղթանակի և Խաղաղության տոնShushi Liberation Day - on May 8, 1992, Armenian forces freed the city from Azerbaijani military forces, marking an important milestone in Artsakh liberation war for Armenians.

Victory Day : 9 May (World War II) was a holiday throughout the USSR and is still an official holiday in Armenia.

28 MayRepublic DayՀանրապետության օրEstablishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918
5 JulyConstitution DayՍահմանադրության օրAdopted in 1995
21 SeptemberIndependence DayԱնկախության օրIndependence from the Soviet Union in 1991
31 DecemberNew Year's EveԱմանոր

The following days are mentioned in relevant laws, but are not specified as non-working days:[1]

DateEnglish DescriptLocal NameRemarks
21 FebruaryMother Language DayՄայրենի լեզվի օրCorresponding to International Mother Language Day
8th Thursday before EasterSaint Vardanian's Day - the day of good activities and national tributeՍուրբ Վարդանանց տոն՝ բարի գործի և ազգային տուրքի օր
28 FebruaryDay of remembrance for victims of massacres organized in Azerbaijan SSR and protection of rights of Armenian refugeesԱդրբեջանական ԽՍՀ-ում կազմակերպված ջարդերի զոհերի հիշատակի և բռնագաղթված հայ բնակչության իրավունքների պաշտպանության օր
7 AprilMotherhood and Beauty DayՄայրության և գեղեցկության տոն
16 April Day of Armenian Cinema Հայ կինոյի օր
Last Saturday (or last Sunday if last Saturday is April 24) of April Day of Citizen of Republic of Armenia Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացու օր Introduced after 2018 Armenian revolution
8 MayDefenders of the Country DayԵրկրապահի օրDay of Yerkrapah veterans
15 MayFamily DayԸնտանիքի օր
16 May Students and Youth Day Ուսանողների և երիտասարդների օր
1 JuneProtection of Children's Rights DayԵրեխաների իրավունքների պաշտպանության օրCorresponding to international Children's Day
14 JuneDay of Remembrance for the oppressedԲռնադատվածների հիշատակի օր
64th day after EasterHoliday of Saint EtchmiadzinՍուրբ Էջմիածնի տոն
1 SeptemberKnowledge and School DayԳիտելիքի և դպրության օրKnowledge and School Day marks start of school year
12 September Sparapet Day Սպարապետի օր Honors the memory of Mkhitar Sparapet
5 OctoberTeachers' DayՈւսուցչի օրCorresponding to World Teachers' Day
Second Saturday of OctoberTranslators' DayԹարգմանչաց տոնRemembering the Holy Translators
10 NovemberDay of local self-governanceՏեղական ինքնակառավարման օր
7 DecemberDay of Remembrance for Earthquake Victims and Disaster ResistanceԵրկրաշարժի զոհերի հիշատակի օրRemembrance of victims of 1988 earthquake
9 December Day of condemning and preventing genocides Ցեղասպանությունների դատապարտման և կանխարգելման օր

Other traditional, international and professional holidays, as well as religious holidays, can also be celebrated in Armenia. National minorities can also celebrate their national holidays.

Reshuffling by government

The Government of Armenia is allowed to swap working and non-working days. It usually makes use of this e.g. declaring Easter Monday non-working, while the next Saturday becomes a working day instead.

Other memorable days

On the fourth Sunday before 15 August (Dormition/Assumption), a special celebration called Vardavar (Վարդավար) takes place, where people soak each other with water from spray guns, hoses or even buckets.

Armenian Earthquake Memorial Day

Armenian Earthquake Memorial Day is a day of remembrance in Armenia for the earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale[5] that struck in northwest Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) on 7 December 1988. The earthquake damaged much of the country's infrastructure, especially in the cities of Spitak, Leninakan (now Gyumri), Kirovakan (now Vanadzor), and Stepanavan,[6] along with other small towns and villages near the epicenter.

Each year, 7 December is recognized by the government of Armenia (and the de facto government of Nagorno-Karabakh) as a day of remembrance of the tragedies that stemmed from the earthquake in 1988.

Motherhood and Beauty Day

Motherhood and beauty day (Armenian: Մայրության և գեղեցկության օր) is an official holiday in Armenia dedicated to women. While March 8 celebrates all women, April 7 is mother's day.[7][8] April 7 is the Feast of the Annunciation in the calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is expected to give presents to one's own mother. Celebrating each woman as beautiful in her own way, mothers are particularly happy to receive flowers.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "DocumentView". www.arlis.am. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. ↑ "ՀՀ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ "ՀՀ ՏՈՆԵՐԻ ԵՎ ՀԻՇԱՏԱԿԻ ՕՐԵՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ" ՕՐԵՆՔՈՒՄ ՓՈՓՈԽՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐ ԿԱՏԱՐԵԼՈՒ ՄԱՍԻՆ". www.arlis.am. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Non-working holidays in Armenia". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  4. ↑ "ԻՐՏԵԿ - Աշխատանքային օրացույց" (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Armenia Remembers the Fallen on 1988 Earthquake Memorial Day". aglobalworld.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  6. ↑ "Armenia Earthquake Memorial Day". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Motherhood and Beauty Day Holiday Resource". Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Armenia Motherhood and Beauty Day". The Free Dictionary-Farlex. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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