Georgia : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Secular holiday : The fighting of WWII tn Europe ended on May 2nd, 1945. The surrender of German troops was signed on May 4th and 5th but officially the war ended at midnight on May 8th 1945. To remember this important event, the Russians created a national holiday called Victory Day which is celebrated on May 9th in Russia. Russia mainly fought a war to defend itself, which is called a "patriotic war". In Russia almost all the families have at least one person who took part in the war. The other old citizens who did not fight during the war had to work in factories to make guns and preparations, which wasn't easier than fighting. They too are honored on Victory Day. The main reason for the celebration of Victory Day was to remember the people who died in the war. On that day, flowers are laid on their graves and veterans that are still alive go out on the streets wearing their medals and orders. There are few of them left now days and the number is getting smaller every year.
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Secular holiday : Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter. According to Christian tradition, Andrew was born at Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee. He is considered in Georgia to be founder of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Wikipedia

Secular holiday : On May 26, 1918 the National Council of Georgia declared independence and the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years of being a province of the Tsarist Russian Empire. the Soviet army, under Bolshevik ideology, liberated the Menshevik Georgia. Today, Georgia considers this declaration as Georgia's independency tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Culture : The Battle of Didgori was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the declining Great Seljuq Empire at the place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, (the modern-day capital of Georgia), on August 12, 1121. The battle resulted in King David IV of Georgia’s decisive victory over a Seljuk invasion army under Ilghazi and the subsequent reconquest of a Muslim-held Tbilisi, which became the royal capital. The victory at Didgori inaugurated the medieval Georgian Golden Age and is celebrated in the Georgian chronicles as a miraculous victory .] Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Celebration of the cathedral in the centre of Mtskheta - one of the sacred places of Georgia, it was erected in the 11th c by the architect Arsukidze in the place where the first Christian church in Georgia stood in the 4th c. The robe of Jesus Christ is buried within the cathedral - Non believers are also celebrating Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Tradeshows : Lasts 4 days - www.expogeorgia.ge in Tbilisi 2019 date confirmed

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Secular holiday : Commemorates Georgia's patron saint, St. George. Also known as Giorgoba.