Holidays in Uzbekistan 1st of January – New year

Holidays in Uzbekistan

1^st of January – New year

Is the first day of New Year. New Year is widely celebrated worldwide and. A symbol of New Year is the Grandfather Frost (Kor-Bobo in Uzbek) and the Snow Maiden, and also beautifully decorated New Year tree . Exactly at midnight from 31st December till 1st January, when hours solemnly beat 12 hours, there comes long-awaited New Year. People  widely celebrate this holiday with their families and close friends.

14^th of January – Day of defenders of Motherland.

in independent Uzbekistan this holiday is celebrated in honor of foundation of its own Military forces. The parliament of the country on 14th January, 1992 has made a decision on transition of all military educational institutions and military formations deployed in the territory of the country, under jurisdiction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Thus was a beginning of Uzbekistan Military Forces and on December 29, 1993 the 14^th of January was declared a national holiday.