Holidays in Central Asia. Part I: Laws and Official Holidays

Central Asia Regional Data Review, No. 11, pp. 1–12. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.28868.17286

12 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2020

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Kristin Fjæstad

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Indra Overland

NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs

Date Written: 2015

Abstract

Recent academic literature on Central Asia has shown an increasing interest in holidays and the celebrations that mark such days as a way of understanding nation- and state-building policies in the region. This CADGAT dataset provides a good starting point for a comparative approach. It presents an overview of national holidays in the five Central Asian countries: what the holidays are and when they are celebrated; and traces the development of national holidays (some are no longer celebrated, whereas new ones have arrived) back to independence in 1991.

Keywords: Central Asia

Suggested Citation

Fjæstad, Kristin and Overland, Indra, Holidays in Central Asia. Part I: Laws and Official Holidays (2015). Central Asia Regional Data Review, No. 11, pp. 1–12. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.28868.17286 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3505980

Kristin Fjæstad (Contact Author)

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Indra Overland

NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs ( email )

Oslo
Norway

NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs ( email )

Oslo
Norway

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