Kazakhstan : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Orthodox : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Special Events : In tribute to riots victims

School holidays : Https://www.rumsdokz.org
published by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Teaching languages: Kazakh, Russian
schools close on Saturday
school uniforms not required

Dates confirmed till Aug 2022

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cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

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Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox Also spelled Newroz, Nauruz, Nauryz, Noe-Rooz, Nawroz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz (in Azerbaijan and Turkey), Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nevruz, Sultan Nevruz, Наврӯз, Navruz, or Nowrouz [Wikipedia]

Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox

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Sports events : Https://www.almaty-marathon.kz/ In Alma Ata 2022 edition confirmed

Tradeshows : Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair - lasts 2 days
www.kitf.kz In Almaty 2022 edition confirmed

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the Day of Peoples' Unity. When Kazakhstan was a Soviet Republic May 1 was known as International Day of the Workers' Solidarity but it was re-named the Day of Peoples' Unity by Kazakh Presidential Decree in 1995. Both former and current capitals (Almaty and Astana) organize festivities on that day. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : Celebrates the Day of Peoples' Unity. When Kazakhstan was a Soviet Republic May 1 was known as International Day of the Workers' Solidarity but it was re-named the Day of Peoples' Unity by Kazakh Presidential Decree in 1995. Both former and current capitals (Almaty and Astana) organize festivities on that day. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of independent Kazakhstan

Secular holiday : Capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and other principal Allied nations) in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, because when the German Instrument of Surrender was signed (in the midnight), it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe.

Secular holiday : 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of independent Kazakhstan

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Culture : 2022 edition NOT confirmed

Secular holiday : To symbolize the transfer of old capital city of Alma-Ata to Astana. From 2008 onwards

Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.