Holiday Guides

The following country guides are maintained yearly by SRAS with holiday dates and days off to help students better plan their trips abroad and for anyone hoping to better understand holidays in Eurasian locations. Holidays are times set aside on the calendar to observe tradition, remember history, or celebrate a cause. Some have ancient roots while others are modern inventions. All are associated with the identity of those that observe them.

Uzbek Holidays 2023: A Complete Guide

Most of Uzbekistan’s holidays are recognizable from the old Soviet calendar, although they have been moved, refocused, and/or renamed to now celebrate Uzbekistan’s independent, post-1991 history and culture rather than that of the USSR. The major exceptions to this are two major Islamic holidays and the ancient Persian New Year celebrations that have now been […]

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