Holiday and Weekend Policy

According to the Labor Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and the AUCA academic calendar, the following days are considered holidays and therefore are non-working days:

*Holidays*	*Date*
Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic	August 31
Reconciliation Day	November 7
Thanksgiving Day	November 28
Christmas	December 25
New Year’s Day	January 1
Orthodox Christmas	January 7
Fatherland Defender Day (Men’s Day)	February 23
International Women’s Day	March 8
Nooruz	March 21
Labor Day	May 1
Kyrgyz Republic Constitution Day	May 5
Victory Day	May 9

There are two Muslim holidays that mark the beginning and end of Ramadan, Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait, which are based upon the on the lunar calendar. These are also official holidays that are usually announced one month in advance by the government. HR will notify the community of these holidays.

We would like to remind you that according to the Kyrgyz Government Regulation - if the public holiday falls on day off (Saturday or Sunday) the day off moved to the following Monday and declared as a non-working day.