
Some holidays are not non-working days
The Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration has announced the schedule of working and non-working days for 2026.
According to the production calendar for this year, a number of holidays are not marked as non-working days.
The following holiday dates have been approved:
- January 1 — New Year;
- February 23 — Defender of the Fatherland Day;
- March 8 — International Women's Day;
- March 21 — People's Holiday Nooruz;
- April 7 — Day of the People's April Revolution;
- May 1 — Labor Day;
- May 5 — Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- May 9 — Victory Day;
- August 31 — Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- November 7 and 8 — Days of History and Memory of Ancestors.
Non-working holidays include:
- January 1 to 12 — New Year holidays (extended by government decree);
- March 8 — International Women's Day;
- March 21 — People's Holiday Nooruz;
- May 1 to 8 — May holidays (including Constitution Day of the KR);
- May 5 — Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- May 9 — Victory Day;
- August 31 — Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Also included as non-working days are Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait, the dates of which are determined by the lunar calendar, as well as Christmas — January 7.
Pre-holiday days with reduced working hours: March 20, April 30, and December 31.
Reduced working day on holiday dates: February 23 and April 7.
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