National holidays
January 1
—
New Year
March 8
—
Women’s Day
March 21
—
Navruz (Central Asian New Year)
May 9
—
Memorial Day
September 1
—
Independence Day
October 1
—
Teacher’s Day
December 8
—
Constitution Day.теля и Наставника
8 декабря
—
День Конституции
There
are
other
religious
holidays
with
varying
dates:
Ramadan Khait
Kurban Khait
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.