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Public holidays in South Ossetia

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The following is a list of Public holidays in South Ossetia^{[citation needed]}

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Date	English name	Russian name	Remarks
1 – 2 January	New Year's Day	Новый год
7 January	Orthodox Christmas Day	Рождество Христово
23 February	Defender of the Fatherland Day	День защитника Отечества	Celebrates the founding of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia
8 March	International Women's Day	Международный женский день
1 May	Labor Day	День труда
9 May	Victory Day	День Победы	On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe
29 May	Day of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia	День Декларации независимости Республики Южная Осетия
12 June	Russia Day	День России	It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
27 June	South Ossetian Youth Day	Южно-Осетинский день молодежи
26 August	Day of recognition of independence of South Ossetia by Russia	День признания независимости Южной Осетии Россией
20 September	Independence Day	День независимости Южная Осетия	Celebrates the Independence Day of South Ossetia.
23 November	Day of Courage and National Unity	Дню мужества и народного единства	^[1]

Public holidays in South Ossetia