Public holidays in Mongolia
The following are the public holidays in Mongolia and other special days.
Public Holidays
[edit]| Date | 2024 Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Шинэ жил (Shine jil) | ||
| First three days of the first spring month of the lunar year | February 10 – February 12 | 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. |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Олон улсын эмэгтэйчүүдийн өдөр (Olon ulsyn emegteichüüdiin ödör) | ||
| 15th day of the first summer month of the lunar year | May 23 | Great Buddha Day or Buddha's Birthday | Бурхан багшийн Их дүйчин өдөр (Burkhan bagshiin ikh düichin ödör) | |
| June 1 | Children's Day | Хүүхдийн баяр (Khüükhdiin bayar) | ||
| June 28 | State Great Khural election day | Улсын Их Хурлын сонгуулийн санал авах өдөр (Ulsyn Ikh Khurlyn songuuliin sanal avakh ödör) | According to the law, the day of regular and special elections of the State Great Khural is a public holiday. | |
| July 11 – July 15 | Naadam or Naadam Holiday | 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 | |
| First day of the first winter month of the lunar year | November 16 | Genghis Khan Day or Genghis Khaan's Day | 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. |
| November 26 | Republic Day or Republic's Day | Бүгд Найрамдах Улс тунхагласан өдөр (Bügd nairamdakh uls tunkhaglasan ödör) | ||
| December 29 | Independence Day | Үндэсний эрх чөлөө, тусгаар тогтнолоо сэргээсний баярын өдөр (Ündesnii erkh chölöö, tusgaar togtnoloo sergeesnii bayaryn ödör) | ||
- 1.^ Based on the non-Gregorian Mongolian calendar (Bilgiin toolol)
Other special days and celebrations
[edit]- Constitution Day (January 13)
- Patriots' Day (March 1)
- Mongolian military day (March 18)
- Health Day (April 7)
- Intellectual Property Day (April 26)
- Family Day (May 15)
- National literary culture and book days (Saturday and Sunday of third week of May and September)
- State Flag Day (July 10)
- Youth Day (August 25)
- New harvest days (September 5 – October 20)
- Repression Victims' Day (September 10)
- Environment Safety Day (fourth week of September)
- Elders' Day (October 1)
- Capital City Day (October 29)
- Democracy and Human Rights Day (December 10)
