National Holidays in Armenia in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Armenia
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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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: Christmas Day
- The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th. It also celebrates Epiphany on the same day
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: National Army Day
- Marks the foundation of the Armenian Army formation on January 28th 1992
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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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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Genocide Memorial Day
- To honour the memory of victims of massacres that began on April 24th 1915
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: Labor Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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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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: Day of the First Republic
- The First Republic of Armenia was established in 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire
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: Constitution Day
- This public holiday commemorates the adoption of the constitution of Armenia in 1995
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: Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- Celebrates the return of the Holy Cross to Jerusalem following its capture by the Persians
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: Independence Day
- Armenia was the first non-Baltic republic to secede from the Soviet Union, on this day in 1991
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: New Year's Eve
- The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches
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