Official holidays in Georgia

National and religious holidays, pay for weekend work, and some other dates to consider.

DateTitleGeorgianBrief description
Jan. 1New Year’sAhali tseli (ახალი წელი)Needs no introduction
Jan. 2The day afterBedoba (ბედოობა)How you spend Bedoba (ბედოობა) defines your year. Best spent at home with family and without any quarrels or contention
Jan. 7ChristmasShoba (შობა)Georgia celebrates Christmas according to the Julian calendar along with Serbia, Jerusalem, Russia, and a few other Orthodox jurisdictions. Liturgy is celebrated at midnight
Jan. 19TheophanyNatlisgeba (ნათლისღება)Theophany, known as Epiphany in the Western tradition (ნათლისღება), is, among other things, a day of mass baptisms
March 3Mother’s Dayდედის დღეGeorgian Mother’s Day (დედის დღე), established by the first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, in 1991
March 8International Women’s Dayქალთა საერთაშორისო დღეInternational Women’s Day (ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე) has been drawing attention to women’s rights in Georgia since 1996
April 9National Unity Dayეროვნული ერთიანობის დღეHonors those who died for their homeland. On this day in 1989, Soviet troops entered Tbilisi to suppress a rally, killing protesters and catalyzing the independence movement and leading to the eventual Restoration of Georgia’s Independence on April 9, 1991
Easter holidaysAhdgoma (აღდგომა)Starts on Good Friday and includes Monday, when everyone in the entire country is out visiting the graves of their dearly departed
May 9Victory over Fascism Dayფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღეVictory over Fascism Day (ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე). According to the Georgia State Veterans Affairs Service, up to 700,000 Georgians participated in World War II, 400,000 laying down their lives. In 2023, 114 veterans remained, the oldest 104
May 12 (two holidays at once)St. Andrew the Apostleანდრია პირველწოდებულის ხსენების დღეაDuring his extensive missionary travels, St. Andrew visited many countries; this date marks his entry into Georgia and is unique to the Georgian Church
May 12Day of the Mother of God and Georgiaყოვლადწმინდა ღვთისმშობლისადმი საქართველოს წილხვდომილობის დღეCelebrated since 2019 on the initiative of the Patriarchate and in accordance with the belief that the country has been under the special protection of the Mother of God for more than two thousand years, a fact that has influenced Georgia’s culture and identity
May 17Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parentsოჯახის სიწმინდისა და მშობლების პატივისცემის დღეThis new holiday dedicated to the family will be celebrated for the first time in 2025
May 26Georgian Independence Dayდამოუკიდებლობის დღეSpecifically the independence first declared in 1918 following the collapse of the Russian Empire. New recruits take their military oaths and concerts and festive events abound
Aug. 28DormitionMariamoba (მარიამობა)Begins with an all-night vigil on the eve of the feast
Oct. 14Feast of the Tunic of the LordMtskhetoba (მცხეთობის)Also known as Mtskhetoba (მცხეთობის) for the ancient capital of Georgia, Mtskheta, where the Tunic is preserved in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Nov. 23St. George’s DayGiorgoba (გიორგობა)In honor of Georgia’s patron saint

Other important provisions of the Labor Code of Georgia

  • The minimum daily rest period is 12 hours
  • The minimum weekly rest period is 24 hours
  • The normal working week must not exceed 40 hours (or 36 hours for minors aged 16-18)
  • All employees who work 6 hours or more per day are entitled to a break of at least 60 minutes
  • Minimum paid vacation is 24 working days per year
  • The law allows for a minimum of 15 days of unpaid leave per year

Production calendar for 2025

Official holidays in Georgia for 2025
Do you need assistance in Georgia?
Free first consultation
Local & remote support
We answer within one hour