Public holidays in Azerbaijan include the following:
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1-2 | New Year's Day | Yeni il | 2 days |
| January 20 | Martyrs' Day | Qara Yanvar | Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians. Also victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988) are remembered. |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Qadınlar günü | 1 day |
| March 19-27 | Spring Festival | Novruz | 5 days plus two weekends (beginning in 2011) |
| May 9 | Victory Day | Faşizm üzərində qələbə günü | In honor of victory Of USSR over Nazi Germany during WWII. |
| May 28 | Republic Day | Respublika günü | Founding of Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918). |
| June 15 | National Salvation Day | Azərbaycan xalqının Milli Qurtuluş günü | Parliament invited Heydar Aliyev to Baku to lead the country (1993). |
| June 26 | Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Silahlı Qüvvələri günü | |
| November 9 | Flag Day | Dövlət Bayrağı Günü | |
| December 31 | International Solidarity Day | Dünya azərbaycanlıların həmrəyliyi günü | Inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan called for and lead the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on December 31, 1989. This has since been celebrated by Azeris around the world as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis. |
| Changes due to Lunar Calendar | Ramazan Bayrami | Ramazan Bayramı | 2 days |
| Changes due to Lunar Calendar | Gurban Bayrami | Qurban Bayrami | 2 days |
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