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Bank and Public Holidays for Armenia

Armenia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use.

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18 Apr 2012 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Government has announced that it had declared Monday, April 30, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Armenia on account of the May Day annual non-working public holiday. • 06 Apr 2012 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Government has announced that it had declared Monday, April 9, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Armenia on account of the upcoming Easter Monday. • 17 Mar 2012 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) A bill has been introduced to the Armenian Parliament's Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, proposing to make April 7th a new annual non-working day dedicated to the Virgin Mary. • 02 Mar 2012 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Head of the Government Staff, David Sargsyan, has announced that the Armenian government had amended its earlier decision which declared a one-off public holiday on Friday, March 9, 2012. • 22 Feb 2012 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Head of the Government Staff, David Sargsyan, has announced that the Armenian government will introduce a draft decision at tomorrow's Cabinet Session to declare a one-off public holiday on Friday, March 9, 2012, to link the Thursday, March 8, 2012, annual Women's Day public holiday, with the following weekend. • 04 Dec 2011 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian government has rejected a proposal by the NA Heritage Party to declare April 7 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Armenia. • 29 Jul 2011 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Government Staff has announced that the Armenian government had declared Monday, August 1, 2011, as a public holiday linked to the July 31 feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. • 24 Feb 2011 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Armenian Head of the Government Staff, David Sargsyan, has announced that the Armenian government had declared a one-off public holiday on Monday, March 7, 2011, to link the weekend with the Tuesday, March 8, 2011, annual Women's Day public holiday. • 16 Dec 2010 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) The Government of Armenia, through its Chief of Staff, Davit Sargsyan, has announced the list of 2011 official public holidays in Armenia. • 10 Sep 2010 (Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) Last night, the Armenian Head of the Government Staff, David Sargsyan, announced that the Armenian government had declared 2 one-off public holidays, on Monday, September 13, and Monday, September 20, 2010. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Armenia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Constitution Day: This public holiday was set forth by article 117 of the first version of the constitution of the Republic of Armenia. • Weekends: are Saturdays and Sundays. • Republic Day (may 28) is also known as First Republic Day, and commemorates the day when Armenian statehood was restored in 1918, but it is not Armenia's national day, which is Independence Day, celebrated on September 21, the date when a referendum was held in 1991 on the republic’s independence . • Elections: According to Part 3 of Article 88 of Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, the day of an election is declared a day-off (ie. public holiday, or non-working day). • Easter is celebrated but there are no public holidays based on the date of Easter. • The following are observances but are not public holidays (ie. not days off): • February 21: Mother Language Day • April 7: Mothers' and Beauty Day • May 8: People’s Volunteer Corps Day • June 1: Children’s Defense Day • Vardavar (The Transfiguration): 98 days after Easter, always a Sunday, but an additional day is sometimes given on the following Monday. • September 1: Knowledge Day • The first Sunday of October: Teachers’ Day • The second Saturday of October: Holy Translators’ Day • December 7: Memorial day of the victims of the Earthquake • Saint Vardanants Day: 8 weeks before the Easter, on Thursday. • Armenian Christmas is celebrated on January 6th around the world, except in Jerusalem - where the church continues to use the old calendar (ie. January 6 of the Orthodox calendar). • Armenia International Codes AM and ARM (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .am (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Armenia information and news: Central Bank of Armenia (Armenia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Armenia maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Armenia), and Wikipedia (includes Armenia commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Armenia, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Armenia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Armenia, before planning any trip to Armenia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.