The following are the public holidays in Mongolia and other special days.

Public Holidays

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| colspan="2"| 1 January || New Year's Day || Шинэ жил (Shine jil) ||

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| First three days of the first spring month of the lunar year|| 18–20 February || Lunar New Year or Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) || Цагаан сар (Tsagaan sar) || Tsagaan Sar is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. The date falls anywhere between the end of January and early March in the Lunar calendar.

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| colspan="2" | 8 March || International Women's Day || Олон улсын эмэгтэйчүүдийн өдөр (Olon ulsyn emegteichüüdiin ödör) ||

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| 15th day of the first summer month of the lunar year|| 31 May || Buddha's Birthday|| Бурхан багшийн Их дүйчин өдөр (Burkhan bagshiin ikh düichin ödör) ||

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| colspan="2" | 1 June || Children's Day || Хүүхдийн баяр (Khüükhdiin bayar) ||

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| colspan="2" | 10–15 July ||Naadam || Үндэсний их баяр наадам, Ардын хувьсгалын ойн баяр (Ündesnii ikh bayar naadam, Ardyn khuvisgalyn oin bayar) || Six day holiday to coincide with the Naadam Festival

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| First day of the first winter month of the lunar year|| 10 November ||Chinggis Khaan's Birthday|| Их эзэн Чингис хааны өдөр (Ikh ezen Chingis Khaany ödör) || Established in 2012. This day expresses a symbolic Birthday of Genghis Khan as his exact date of birth is not found.

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| colspan="2" | 26 November || Republic Day || Бүгд Найрамдах Улс тунхагласан өдөр (Bügd nairamdakh uls tunkhaglasan ödör) || Observed since 1924 with the establishment of the Mongolian People's Republic.

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| colspan="2" | 29 December || Independence Day|| Үндэсний эрх чөлөө, тусгаар тогтнолоо сэргээсний баярын өдөр (Ündesnii erkh chölöö, tusgaar togtnoloo sergeesnii bayaryn ödör) ||

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:1. Based on the non-Gregorian Mongolian calendar (Bilgiin toolol)

Other special days and celebrations

  • Constitution Day (13 January)
  • Patriots' Day (1 March)
  • Mongolian military day (18 March)
  • Health Day (7 April)
  • Intellectual Property Day (26 April)
  • Family Day (15 May)
  • National literary culture and book days (Saturday and Sunday of third week of May and September)
  • State Flag Day (10 July)
  • Youth Day (25 August)
  • Repression Victims' Day (10 September)
  • Environment Safety Day (fourth week of September)
  • Elders' Day (1 October)
  • Capital City Day (29 October)
  • Human Rights Day (10 December)

Notes

References

  • Mongolian Legal Info Network