Public holidays in 2020

17 days off in total

Public holidays in 2020
Date	Name
1 JanuaryWednesday	New Year's DayNew Year holidays
2 JanuaryThursday	BedobaNew Year holidays
7 JanuaryTuesday	ChristmasNativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
19 JanuarySunday	EpiphanyTheophany — the Baptism of the Lord
3 MarchTuesday	Mother's Day
8 MarchSunday	International Women's Day
9 AprilThursday	National Unity DayAnniversary of the Act restoring Georgia's independence (1991); day of national unity, civil accord and remembrance of those who died for the homeland
17 AprilFriday	Good Friday
18 AprilSaturday	Holy Saturday
19 AprilSunday	EasterThe Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
20 AprilMonday	Easter MondayDay of Remembrance of the Deceased
9 MaySaturday	Victory DayVictory over Fascism Day
12 MayTuesday	St Andrew the First-Called DayGeorgia as the Lot of the Theotokos; commemoration of St Andrew the Apostle, founder of the Georgian Church — Day of Hope
26 MayTuesday	Independence DayIndependence Day of Georgia (1918)
28 AugustFriday	MariamobaDormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
14 OctoberWednesday	SvetitskhovlobaMtskhetoba — feast of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and the Lord's Robe
23 NovemberMonday	St George's DayHoly Great-martyr George

Church feasts in 2020

Church feasts in 2020
Date	Name
7 JanuaryTuesday	ChristmasNativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
14 JanuaryTuesday	Circumcision of the LordSt Basil the Great
19 JanuarySunday	EpiphanyTheophany — the Baptism of the Lord
27 JanuaryMonday	St Nino's DaySt Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia
8 FebruarySaturday	St David the BuilderHoly King David IV the Builder
15 FebruarySaturday	Presentation of the LordMeeting of the Lord in the Temple
7 AprilTuesday	AnnunciationAnnunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos
11 AprilSaturday	Lazarus Saturday
12 AprilSunday	Palm SundayEntry of the Lord into Jerusalem
16 AprilThursday	Holy Thursday
17 AprilFriday	Good Friday
18 AprilSaturday	Holy Saturday
19 AprilSunday	EasterThe Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
20 AprilMonday	Easter MondayDay of Remembrance of the Deceased
26 AprilSunday	Thomas Sunday
6 MayWednesday	St George's Day (spring)Holy Great-martyr George
12 MayTuesday	St Andrew the First-Called DayGeorgia as the Lot of the Theotokos; commemoration of St Andrew the Apostle, founder of the Georgian Church — Day of Hope
14 MayThursday	St Tamar's DayHoly Queen Tamar
28 MayThursday	AscensionAscension of the Lord
1 JuneMonday	St Nino's arrivalArrival of St Nino in Georgia
7 JuneSunday	PentecostHoly Trinity Sunday
7 JulyTuesday	Nativity of St John the BaptistBirth of St John the Forerunner
12 JulySunday	Sts Peter and PaulHoly Apostles Peter and Paul
19 AugustWednesday	TransfigurationTransfiguration of the Lord
28 AugustFriday	MariamobaDormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
11 SeptemberFriday	Beheading of St John the BaptistBeheading of St John the Forerunner
21 SeptemberMonday	Nativity of the TheotokosLittle Mariamoba
27 SeptemberSunday	Exaltation of the CrossExaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
14 OctoberWednesday	SvetitskhovlobaMtskhetoba — feast of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and the Lord's Robe
23 NovemberMonday	St George's DayHoly Great-martyr George
4 DecemberFriday	Entry of the TheotokosEntry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
13 DecemberSunday	St Andrew the First-CalledHoly Apostle Andrew the First-Called

Fasts in 2020

Great Lent: 2 March 2020 – 18 April 2020
Apostles' Fast: 15 June 2020 – 11 July 2020
Dormition Fast: 14 August 2020 – 27 August 2020
Nativity Fast: 28 November 2020 – 6 January 2021

Public holidays are set by Article 30 of the Labour Code of Georgia. The Government may declare additional days off, which are not shown here. The Georgian Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar; dates here are given in the civil (Gregorian) calendar. Covers 2020–2099.