Friday, August 17, 2012

Uzbekistan Extends 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: O‘zA – O‘zbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi (Tashkent) and Uzbekistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has signed a resolution "On Celebrating the Ramazan Hayit Holiday" which declares Monday, August 20, 2012, as an additional non-working day off public holiday for the upcoming Ramazan Hayit (End of Ramadan), due to the 2012 first day of the Ramadan Hayit falling on a Sunday and "to celebrate the Hayit properly". [full story]