2016 Holidays and Events in Armenia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2016, Fri	New Year's Day
Note A statutory non-working day (Amanor). Statutory basis: Law of the Republic of Armenia "About Holidays and Memorable Days of the Republic of Armenia" as amended, plus the Armenian Labour Code (adopted 9 November 2004) which treats the holidays named in the Law as non-working days with full pay. Sub-national designation for Yerevan is authorised by Article 18 of the Law and implemented by Government Decree N 882-N of 23 June 2005.
	1/2/2016, Sat	New Year Holiday (Day 2)
Note A statutory non-working day (Amanor Day 2); New Year is a two-day observance spanning 1-2 January under the Armenian Law.
	1/6/2016, Wed	Armenian Christmas
Note A statutory non-working day (Surb Tsnund). The Armenian Apostolic Church observes Christmas and Epiphany combined on 6 January (unlike Western churches which separate the two).
	1/27/2016, Wed	Memorial Day for Fallen Defenders
Note A statutory non-working day (Yayelakan Ororvats). Commemorates soldiers killed defending the Republic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
	1/28/2016, Thu	Army Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Commemorates the formation of the Armenian armed forces on 28 January 1992.
	3/8/2016, Tue	International Women's Day
Note A statutory non-working day.
	4/24/2016, Sun	Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Note A statutory non-working day (Meds Yeghern). Commemorates the 24 April 1915 arrest and deportation of Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople, marking the start of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923).
	5/1/2016, Sun	Labour Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Also known as International Workers' Day.
	5/9/2016, Mon	Victory and Peace Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II (9 May 1945) and the recapture of Shushi during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (9 May 1992).
	5/28/2016, Sat	Republic Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Commemorates the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia on 28 May 1918 (independence from the Russian Empire).
	7/5/2016, Tue	Constitution Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Marks the adoption by referendum of the current Armenian Constitution on 5 July 1995. Also observed as Day of State Symbols.
	9/21/2016, Wed	Independence Day
Note A statutory non-working day. Commemorates the 21 September 1991 referendum in which Armenia voted to secede from the Soviet Union.
	12/31/2016, Sat	New Year's Eve
Note A statutory non-working day. Unlike most countries where 31 December is only a bank half-day, in Armenia it is a full statutory non-working day under the Armenian Law.

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