Holidays in Azerbaijan were regulated in the Constitution of Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921 by the Azeri leader Nariman Narimanov. Through the history non-working days have changed.
Public holidays in Azerbaijan include the following:
National days in Azerbaijan that are working days follows:
January 30 – Day of Azerbaijani customsFebruary 2 – Day of Youth in AzerbaijanFebruary 11 – Day of Revenue ServiceFebruary 26 – Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly massacreMarch 5 – Day of Physical Culture and SportMarch 28 – Day of National SecurityMarch 31 – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (March Days)March 23 – Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural ResourcesApril 10 – Day of the builderMay 10 – Flower FestivalJune 2 – Day of Civil AviationJune 5 – Day of ReclamationJune 18 Human Rights DayJune 20 – Day of the gas sectorJuly 2 – Day of Azerbaijani policeJuly 9 – Day of the employees of the diplomatic serviceJuly 22 – National Press Day in AzerbaijanAugust 1 – Day of Azerbaijani language and alphabet.August 2 – National Day of Azerbaijani cinemaSeptember 15 – Day of KnowledgeSeptember 18 – Day of National MusicSeptember 20 – Day of Azerbaijani Oil / Oil Workers' DayOctober 1 – Day of prosecutors in AzerbaijanOctober 13 – Day of Azerbaijani RailwayOctober 18 – Independence Day (from Soviet Union)November 8 – Day of Baku Metro EmployeesNovember 12 – Constitution DayNovember 22 – Day of Justice of AzerbaijanDecember 6 – Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of AzerbaijanDecember 16 – Day of Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency SituationsOnly the holidays of Ramadan and Qurban remains as non-working religious days in Azerbaijan as the country is highly secular and irreligious. The religious population of the country, mainly in Nardaran and number of other villages, regions do celebrate the Day of Ashura, a Shia mourning day in the Islamic calendar. Religious minorities of the country – mainly Orthodox Christians and Jews do also celebrate the notable religious days of their faith. Despite of the holiday Novruz takes its roots from the religion of Zoroastranism, almost all Azerbaijanians celebrates it as a holiday of spring.
