Date | English name | Ossetian name | Russian name | Remarks | January 1-2 | New Year's Day | Новый год |
January 7 | Orthodox Christmas Day | Рождество Христово |
February 23 | Defender of the Fatherland Day | День защитника Отечества | Celebrates the founding of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia |
March 8 | International Women's Day | Международный женский день |
May 1 | Labor Day | День труда |
May 9 | Victory Day | День Победы | On 9 May 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated and the Second World War came to an end in Europe |
May 29 | Day of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia | День Декларации независимости Республики Южная Осетия |
June 12 | Russia Day | День России | It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. |
June 27 | South Ossetian Youth Day | Южно-Осетинский день молодежи |
August 26 | Day of recognition of independence of South Ossetia by Russia | День признания независимости Южной Осетии Россией |
September 20 | Independence Day | День независимости Южная Осетия | Celebrates the Independence Day of South Ossetia. |