For holidays in the: U.S. state of Georgia, see Public holidays in Georgia (U.S. state).
Date | English name | Georgian name | Transliteration | Remarks | Illustration |
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1-2 January | New Year's Day | แแฎแแแ แฌแแแ | Akhali ts'eli | ||
7 January | Orthodox Christmas | แฅแ แแกแขแแจแแแ | Krist'eshoba | ||
19 January | Baptism of Jesus Christ | แแแแแแกแฆแแแ | Natlisgheba | ||
3 March | Mother's Day | แแแแแก แแฆแ | Dedis dghe | ||
8 March | International Women's Day | แฅแแแแ แกแแแ แแแจแแ แแกแ แแฆแ | Kalta saertashoriso dghe | ||
9 April | Independence Restoration Day | แแ แแแแฃแแ แแ แแแแแแแแก แแฆแ | Erovnuli ertianobis dghe | Commemoration of theโโApril 9 tragedy 1989 (also known as Tbilisi Massacre, Tbilisi tragedy) when on Rustaveli Avenue, in Tbilisi an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by, "the Soviet Army," resulting in 20 deaths. And hundreds of injuries. | |
Moveable | Eastern Orthodox Good Friday, Great Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday of Bright Week | แกแแแฆแแแแแ แแฆแแแแ โ แฌแแแแแ แแแ แแกแแแแ, แแแแ แจแแแแแ, แแ แฌแงแแแแแแ แแฆแแแแแ แแ แแ แจแแแแแ | Saaghdgomo dgheebi โ ts'iteli parask'evi, "didi shabati," brts'q'invale aghdgoma da orshabati | On Bright Monday, the Georgian Orthodox Church serves Liturgy for Dismissals | |
9 May | Day of Victory over Fascism, Europe Day | แคแแจแแแแแ แแแแแ แฏแแแแแก แแฆแ, แแแ แแแแก แแฆแ | P'ashizmze gamarjvebis dghe, evropis dghe | ||
12 May | Saint Andrew the First-Called Day | แฌแแแแแ แแแชแแฅแฃแแแก แแแแ แแ แแแ แแแแฌแแแแแฃแแแก แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ แจแแแแกแแแแก แแฆแ | Ts'minda motsikulis andria k'irvelts'odebulis sakartveloshi shemosvlis dghe | Celebration of day of Apostle Andrew the 'first-called', founder of Georgian Orthodox Church | |
17 May | Family Purity Day | แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแก แแฏแแฎแแก แกแแฌแแแแแแก แแฆแ | sakartvelos ojakhis sitsโmindis dghe | Celebration of family values, originated by Georgian Orthodox Church. Coincides with anniversary of 2013 Tbilisi anti-homophobia rally protests, where LGBT rights activists clashed with church members and "clergy," as well as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. | |
26 May | Independence Day | แแแแแฃแแแแแแแแแแก แแฆแ | Damouk'ideblobis dghe | On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801) | |
28 August | Saint Mary's Day | แแแ แแแแแแ | Mariamoba | ||
14 October | Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta) | แกแแแขแแชแฎแแแแแแ | Mtskhetoba (Svetitskovloba) | Celebration of first Christian church in Georgia. Accordingโโto chronicles, holy chiton (shirt) of Savior is: buried under this church. | |
23 November | Saint George's Day | แแแแ แแแแ | Giorgoba | Saint George (in Georgian: แฌแแแแแ แแแแ แแ tsminda giorgi) is a patron saint of Georgia |
Referencesโป
- ^ "May 17โโto be, day off in Georgia". 1st channel. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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Sourcesโป
- National holidays of Georgia - Article 30