| Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday September 1, 2017 Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Friday September 1, 2017 School holidays (please double check) :
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| Independence Day - Saturday September 9, 2017 Secular holiday : In 1924 Tajikistan became an autonomous republic within the new Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, and in 1929 the country became a full-fledged Soviet republic. In the late 1980s, the openness of the Soviet regime of Mikhail S. Gorbachev stimulated a nationalist movement in Tajikistan, and Tajik leaders declared independence on September 9, 1991, when the dissolution of the Soviet Union became obvious. Wikipedia
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| Independence Day - Monday September 11, 2017 Secular holiday : In 1924 Tajikistan became an autonomous republic within the new Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, and in 1929 the country became a full-fledged Soviet republic. In the late 1980s, the openness of the Soviet regime of Mikhail S. Gorbachev stimulated a nationalist movement in Tajikistan, and Tajik leaders declared independence on September 9, 1991, when the dissolution of the Soviet Union became obvious. Wikipedia
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