Tajikistan holidays: dates and description

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:46

Today 64 holidays are celebrated in Tajikistan. Some dates remain the same every year.

The most significant celebrations: Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 9, Navruz (March 21-22), the religious holidays of Kurban and Ramadan, as well as the New Year, celebrated, like all over the world on January 1. Tajiks rest on these holidays from two days to one week.

Victory Day, National Army Day, World Labor Day and National Language Day, as well as Knowledge Day, Teacher's Day and many others are celebrated no less solemnly.

Other holidays are not celebrated in all regions or are professional. For example, workers of a certain profession who are honored on this day rest, while the rest celebrate at their discretion.

In accordance with the legislation of the country, all holidays are marked by the raising of the State Flag of the Republic. In addition, social and political events may be held on these days.the initiative of state authorities, as well as institutions regulating the labor and social spheres of life. Fireworks and military parades are held with the permission of the country's Ministry of Defense.

Tajikistan holidays - non-working days

Date	Name
January 1st	New Year
February 23rd	Celebrating Armed Forces Day
March 8	Mother's Day (similar to International Women's Day)
March 21 -March 24	Navruz holiday
May 1	International Day of Workers' Unity
May 9	Victory Day of Peoples in the Great Patriotic War from 1941 to 1945
June 27	National Unity Day Holiday
September 9	Country Independence Day
October 2	Mehrgan is a national holiday
October 5	Day of the state language (Tajik)
November 6	Constitution Day
November 24	Celebration of National Flag Day
Floating date	Eid al-Fitr
Floating date	Eid al-Adha

Muslim holidays

What holidays in Tajikistan do not have fixed dates? Religious celebrations, in particular, Eid al-Fitr (Go Ramadan), as well as Eid al-Adhabayram (Go Kurbon), while in other Muslim countries the procedure is the same. The dates of the celebrations change annually and are set by the Ulema Council of the country.

Go Ramadan

Eid al-Fitr is the holiday of breaking the fast, it is with it that Great Lent (Ruza) ends in the holy month of Ramadan, which is obligatory for the entire adult population of the country. During Ruza, according to religious dogmas, the best way is to comprehend and atone for the sins that a person has committed in a year. It is important to observe the absolute purity of the performance of religious rites, and in everyday life a respectable Muslim must at this time be distinguished by the sinlessness of not only deeds, but also thoughts.

Go Kurbon

The most significant holiday in Tajikistan and for the entire Muslim world is the sacrifice, which is celebrated for about four days. It is celebrated seventy days after the end of Ruza in the month of Ramadan. From a historical point of view, we are talking about a biblical parable, when Abraham (in the Muslim version of Ibrahim) tried to sacrifice his own son Isaac (Ismail).

June 27 - National Reconciliation Day

Every year on June 27, another national holiday of Tajikistan is celebrated in the country - the Day of Reconciliation. It was established in 1998 by presidential decree of Emomali Rahmon and timed to coincide with the end of the civil war in the country, which lasted 5 years.

He alth Workers Day

August 18, the country celebrates Medical Day, dedicated to the birthday of Avicenna, a Tajik-Persian doctor, scientist and philosopher. His real name is Abuali-ibn-Sino,and he lived during the period 980–1037. AD.

September 9 - Independence Day

In early September, the country widely celebrates the most important public holiday in Tajikistan - the Independence Day of their republic.

Constitution Day

On November 6, 1994, the country's constitution was adopted in a referendum. From now on, in early November, every year, Tajiks celebrate this important holiday for the country, which is a state holiday.

President's Day

November 16 is the Day of the President in the Republic. In 1994, the first President of the Republic, people's choice Emomali Rahmon took the oath. Since April 15, 2016, the holiday has acquired the status of an official holiday.

National holidays

When it comes to national holidays, it is always interesting and pleasant to take part in the culture of the nation. Tajiks celebrate them so cheerfully and incendiary that you involuntarily become infected with this atmosphere.

Snowdrop Festival

Whoever the first child finds a snowdrop (in Tajik "boychechak") will be considered a real lucky one. Flowers are given to all women: mothers, sisters, teachers, and they symbolize reborn life, are symbols of beauty and youth. Ladies thank Allah for waiting for spring, children are treated to fruits, sweets and pastries.

Navruz

What is the most desired holiday in Tajikistan today? They were and still are Navruz. ATthe period of March 21-24 in the days of the celebration of the "New Day" in the republic declared days off. Tajiks organize various entertainment events and games: wrestling of strongmen, songs, horse races, wide festivities.

The first mention of the holiday was recorded in the holy book of Zoroastrianism - the Avesta, but you can learn more about it from Omar Khayyam in his "Book of Navruz". It tells about the legendary Jamshed, the ruler of the Persians, whose golden throne was erected on the highest point of the Pamirs on the day of the spring equinox, this marked his accession and the beginning of a new life.

The symbol of Navruz is an indispensable sumanak (sumalak). This is a dish made from sprouted grains of wheat. Eight days before the holiday, women soak grains of wheat, which should germinate in a week. It was believed that the more they germinated, the better the harvest.

When the grains germinate, they are crushed in a mortar, then put together with flour in a cauldron, poured with water and boiled for about 12 hours, accompanied by continuous stirring.

Usually before sunrise on the day of the festival, sumanak is ready. This is not just a dish, it is a kind of shrine, so before you start cooking it, the elder reads the surah from the Koran - "Ikhlos", which is intended to bless the food. This dish should be distributed to all friends, neighbors, relatives, relatives. Interestingly, it is sweet and resembles liquid chocolate, although it does not put sugar at all.

Before you try it, make three wishes, andthey will definitely come true this year.

Tulip Festival

Tulips bloom in the mountains at the end of spring. In time, honoring tulips - a national holiday in Tajikistan dedicated to a flower, is celebrated along with the first harvest, it is called "Sairi Lola", and many dishes from the gifts of nature appear on the table. The festive table is decorated with delicious samsa stuffed with young greens, cakes and, of course, fragrant pilaf.

The main action of the holiday is the competition of wrestlers - palvons in a kind of Tajik sambo - gushtingiri. This skill is traditionally passed down through generations.