Public Holidays

• Jan 1 New Year (Yangi Yil Bayrami)
• Mar 8 International Women's Day (Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni)
• Mar 21 Navroz (Persian New Year) (Navro'z Bayrami)
• May 9 Remembrance Day, Peace Day or Liberation Day (Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni), remembering that Uzbek troups participated in the Soviet army and that 500.000 Uzbek soldiers were killed in World War II.
• Sep 1 Independence Day (Mustaqillik Kuni), remembering the proclamation of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
• Oct 1 Teachers' Day (O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni)
• Dec 8 Constitution Day (Konstitutsiya Kuni), remembering the proclamation of the first constitution of independent Uzbekistan in 1992.

Holidays in accordance with the lunar year: the dates of these holidays vary according to the lunar calendar.

• Eid Kurban (Qurbaon Hayit) 
• Eid Ramadan (Ramazon Hayit), (Islamic fasting month)