Public Holidays
| Date | English name | Local name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1–2 | New Year's Day | Жаңа жыл (Jaña jıl) / Новый Год (Novy God) | |
| January 7 | Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Рождество Христово (Rojdestvo Xrïstovo / Rozhdestvo Khristovo) | from 2007 official holiday |
| Last day of Hajj | Qurban Ayt* | Құрбан айт (Qurban ayt) / Курбан айт (Kurban ayt) | |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Халықаралық әйелдер күні (Xalıqaralıq äyälder küni) / Международный женский день (Mezhdunarodny zhensky den) | |
| March 21–23 | Nauryz Meyramy | Наурыз мейрамы (Nawrız meyramı) | Which is originally the Persian new year, is traditionally a springtime holiday marking
the beginning of a new year sometimes as late as April 21. |
| May 1 | Kazakhstan People's Unity Day | Қазақстан халқының бірлігі мерекесі (Qazaqstan xalqınıñ birligi merekesi) | |
| May 9 | Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day | Жеңіс күні (Jeñis küni) / День Победы (Den Pobedy) | A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over
to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic Countries). |
| July 6 | Capital City Day | Астана күні (Astana küni) / День столицы (Den stolitsy) | Birthday of the First President |
| August 30 | Constitution Day | Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы күні (Qazaqstan Respublikasınıñ Konstïtucïyası küni) / День Конституции Республики Казахстан (Den Konstitutsiy Respubliki Kazakhstan) | |
| December 16 | Independence Day | Тәуелсіздік күні (Täwelsizdik küni) / День независимости (Den nezavisimosti) |
* Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice.
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