Public holidays in Azerbaijan

National days in Azerbaijan that are working days follows:

• 30 January – Day of Azerbaijani customs
• 2 February – Day of Youth in Azerbaijan[http://news.az/articles/society/76007 2 February-Youth Day in Azerbaijan]
• 11 February – Day of Revenue Service
• 14 February – Day of the Air Force
• 26 February – Khojaly massacre commemoration day
• 5 March – Day of Physical Culture and Sport
• 10 March – Day of National Theatre/Golden Crescent Day
• 12 March – Day of Internal Troops
• 16 March – Day of Employees of the State Agency for the Protection of Strategic Facilities
• 19 March – Day of Migration Service Employees
• 27 March – Science Day
• 28 March – Day of National Security
• 31 March – {{interlanguage link|Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis|az|Azərbaycanlıların Soyqırımı Günü}}
• 10 April – Day of the builder
• 10 May – Flower Festival
• 23 May – Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
• 2 June – Day of Civil Aviation
• 5 June – Day of Water Resources and Land Reclamation Workers
• 18 June – Human Rights Day
• 20 June – Day of the gas sector
• 23 June – Day of Civil Servants
• 2 July – Day of Azerbaijani Police
• 9 July – Day of the employees of the diplomatic service
• 22 July – National Press Day in Azerbaijan
• 1 August – Day of Azerbaijani language and alphabet.
• 2 August – National Day of Azerbaijani cinema
• 5 August – Day of the Navy
• 18 August – Day of Border Troops
• 23 August – Day of the Security Service of the President of Azerbaijan
• 15 September – Day of Knowledge
• 18 September – Day of National Music
• 20 September – Day of Azerbaijani Oil / Oil Workers' Day{{Cite web|url=https://news.az/articles/society/82741|title=Azerbaijan marks Oil Workers' Day|website=news.az|access-date=2019-10-23}}
• 20 September – {{interlanguage link|State Sovereignty Day|az|Dövlət Suverenliyi Günü (Azərbaycan)}}
• 26 September – Day of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Security
• 27 September – Remembrance Day
• 29 September – Day of Tourism Workers
• 1 October – Day of Prosecutors in Azerbaijan{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_572_en.html|title=Azərbaycan :: Baş səhifə|website=www.azerbaijans.com|access-date=2019-10-23}}
• 10 October – Day of Firefighters
• 13 October – Day of Azerbaijani Railway
• 18 October – Day of Restoration of Independence
• 20 October – Day of Energy Workers
• 6 November – Day of Baku Metro Employees/Day of Radio and Television
• 12 November – Constitution Day
• 17 November – National Revival Day
• 22 November – Day of Justice of Azerbaijan
• 6 December – Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
• 12 December – Memorial Day of Heydar Aliyev
• 16 December – Day of Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations
• 17 December – Day of the Ministry of Defence Industry
• 28 December – Lawyer's Day
• 29 December – Day of the State Agency for Public Services

Only the holidays of Ramadan and Qurban remain as non-working religious days in Azerbaijan, as the country is highly secular and irreligious.{{Cite web |url=http://www.southtravels.com/middleeast/azerbaijan/culture.html |title=South Travels – Azerbaijan |access-date=2012-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201102734/http://www.southtravels.com/middleeast/azerbaijan/culture.html |archive-date=2012-02-01 |url-status=dead }}[https://worldview.gallup.com/default.aspx GALLUP WorldView] – data accessed on 17 january 2009 The religious population of the country, mainly in Nardaran and a number of other villages and regions, celebrate the Day of Ashura, a Shia mourning day in the Islamic calendar. Religious minorities of the country – mainly Orthodox Christians and Jews - also celebrate notable religious days of their faith.[http://ann.az/en/?p=35641 Azerbaijan's Udin ethnic minority celebrates Easter.] Despite the fact that the holiday Novruz takes its roots from the religion of Zoroastrianism, almost all Azerbaijanis celebrate it as a holiday of spring.

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