Public holidays in Mongolia

The following are the public holidays in Mongolia and other special days.

Public Holidays

Date	2012 Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
January 1		New Year's Day	Шинэ жил (Shine jil)
First three days of the year	February 22 – February 25¹	Lunar New Year or Tsagaan Sar (White Moon)	Цагаан сар (Tsagaan sar)	Tsagaan Sar is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. The date falls anywhere between the end of January and early March in the Gregorian calendar.
March 8		International Women's Day	Олон Улсын Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Баяр (Olon Ulsyn Emegteichüüdiin Bayar), Мартын найман (Martyn Naiman)
June 1		Mothers' and Children's Day	Эх үрсийн баяр (Ekh Ürsiin bayar)
July 11 – July 15		Naadam Holiday	Наадам (Naadam)	A five-day holiday to coincide with the Naadam Festival
First day of the first winter month of the year^[1]	November 14¹	Genghis Khan's birthday	Чингис хааны төрсөн өдөр (Chingis Khaany törsön ödör)	Established in 2012. This day expresses a symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan as his exact date of birth is not found.
December 29		Independence Day	Тусгаар Тогтнолын Өдөр (Tusgaar Togtnoliin Üdür)

1.^ Based on the non-Gregorian Mongolian calendar (Bilgiin toolol)

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