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Public holidays in Kazakhstan, 2019
Holiday dates20vs 2018: -3
Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.
On weekdays16not on the weekend
On the weekend4weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days9
World rank13 / 245median 13 days
All public holidays in 2019
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2019 | Tue | New Year's Day |
| Jan 2, 2019 | Wed | New Year's Day |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Mon | Orthodox Christmas |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Fri | International Women's Day |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Thu | Nowruz Holiday |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Fri | Nowruz Holiday |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Sat (weekend) | Nowruz Holiday |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Mon | Nowruz Holiday (observed) |
| May 1, 2019 | Wed | Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday |
| May 7, 2019 | Tue | Defender of the Fatherland Day |
| May 9, 2019 | Thu | Victory Day |
| May 10, 2019 | Fri | Day off (substituted from 05/04/2019) |
| Jul 6, 2019 | Sat (weekend) | Capital Day |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Mon | Capital Day (observed) |
| Aug 11, 2019 | Sun (weekend) | Eid al-Adha |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Fri | Constitution Day |
| Dec 1, 2019 | Sun (weekend) | First President Day |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Mon | First President Day (observed) |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Mon | Independence Day |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Tue | Independence Day |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2019
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2018 – Jan 2, 2019 | 5 days | Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018)・New Year's Day |
| Jan 5, 2019 – Jan 7, 2019 | 3 days | Orthodox Christmas |
| Mar 8, 2019 – Mar 10, 2019 | 3 days | International Women's Day |
| Mar 21, 2019 – Mar 25, 2019 | 5 days | Nowruz Holiday・Nowruz Holiday (observed) |
| May 9, 2019 – May 12, 2019 | 4 days | Victory Day・Day off (substituted from 05/04/2019) |
| Jul 6, 2019 – Jul 8, 2019 | 3 days | Capital Day・Capital Day (observed) |
| Aug 30, 2019 – Sep 1, 2019 | 3 days | Constitution Day |
| Nov 30, 2019 – Dec 2, 2019 | 3 days | First President Day・First President Day (observed) |
| Dec 14, 2019 – Dec 17, 2019 | 4 days | Independence Day |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2018
- + Capital Day (observed)
- + Day off (substituted from 05/04/2019)
- + Nowruz Holiday (observed)
- − Day off (substituted from 03/03/2018)
- − Day off (substituted from 04/28/2018)
- − Day off (substituted from 05/05/2018)
- − Day off (substituted from 08/25/2018)
- − Day off (substituted from 12/29/2018)
- − Independence Day (observed)
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2019 →
National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.