USEFUL INFORMATION
HOLIDAYS & MEMORIAL DAYS
Calendar
MAIN DATES
| NEW YEAR | 1, 2 JANUARY* |
| CHRISTMAS | 6 JANUARY* |
| MEMORIAL DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY DAY | 7 JANUARY* |
| ARMY DAY | 28 JANUARY* |
| MOTHER TONGUE DAY | 21 FEBRUARY |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY | 8 MARCH* |
| HUMOR DAY | 1 APRIL |
| MATERNITY & BEAUTY DAY | 7 APRIL |
| DAY OF ARMENIAN CINEMA | 16 APRIL |
| ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL DAY | 24 APRIL* |
| CITIZEN'S DAY OF THR REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA | LAST SATURDAY OF APRIL |
| LABOR DAY | 1 MAY* |
| DAY OF THE MOTHERLAND DEFENDER | 8 MAY |
| VICTORY AND PEACE DAY | 9 MAY* |
| STUDENT AND YOUTH DAY | 16 MAY |
| DAY OF THE 1ST REPUBLIC | 28 MAY* |
| CHILDREN'S RIGHTS PROTECTION DAY | 1 JUNE |
| REMEMBRANCE DAY OF THE OPPRESSED | 14 JUNE |
| CONSTITUTION DAY | 5 JULY* |
| KNOWLEDGE AND SCHOOL DAY | 1 SEPTEMBER |
| INDEPENDANCE DAY | 21 SEPTEMBER* |
| YEREVAN CITY DAY | 2nd SUNDAY OF OCTOBER |
REMEMBRANCE DAY OF VICTIMS OF SPITAK AND GYUMRI EARTHQUAKE | 7 DECEMBER |
| NEW YEAR | 31 DECEMBER* |
*non-working days
PROFESSIONAL HOLIDAYS
| DONORS’ DAY | 8 JANUARY |
| METEOROLOGISTS DAY | 23 MARCH |
| GEOLOGISTS DAY | 1st SUNDAY OF APRIL |
| POLICE DAY | 16 APRIL |
| BORDER-GUARDS DAY | 26 APRIL |
| ECOLOGISTS DAY | 5 JUNE |
| MEDICAL WORKERS DAY | 21 JUNE |
| BUILDERS AND GEODESISTS DAY | 30 JUNE |
| PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE EMPLOYEES DAY | 1 JULY |
| MINERS AND METALLURGISTS DAY | 2nd SUNDAY OF JULY |
| ASTROLOGY DAY | 18 SEPTEMBER |
| CIVIL AVIATION DAY | 30 SEPTEMBER |
| TEACHER'S DAY | 5 OCTOBER |
| ARMENIAN PRESS DAY | 16 OCTOBER |
| LIBRARIANS DAY | 7 NOVEMBER |
| NATIONAL SECURITY EMPLOYEES DAY | 20 DECEMBER |
BASIC FEASTS OF ARMENIAN CHURCH
| HOLY EASTER | 1ST SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY THE FULL MOON AFTER SPRING EQUINOX |
| FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION (VARDAVAR) | 14 SUNDAY FROM HOLY ESATER |
| ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD (VERAPOKHUM) | 15 AUGUST |
| EXALTATION OF THE HOLLY CROSS (KHACHVERATS) | 14 SEPTEMBER |
| FEAST OF THE HOLY TRANSLATORS | 2ND SATURDAY OF OCTOBER |
| FEAST OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN | 64 DAYS AFTER HOLY EASTER |
| HOLY VARDAN DAY | 8 WEEKS BEFORE HOLY EASTER |