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🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia and 6 moreArmenian Genocide Remembrance DayՄեծ Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր An annual day of mourning and remembrance for the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.Spiritual

🇹🇲 Ashgabat, TurkmenistanMelon Day A nationwide summer holiday in Turkmenistan honoring the country's prized melonsTable custom

🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaTbilisobaთბილისობა An annual October festival celebrating the culture, harvest, and history of TbilisiFestival

🇦🇿 Shusha, AzerbaijanVictory DayZəfər Günü Azerbaijan's day off on 8 November, marking the 2020 taking of ShushaCeremony

🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaIndependence Dayდამოუკიდებლობის დღე Georgia's national holiday marking the 1918 declaration of sovereignty from the Russian Empire.Ceremony

🇰🇿 Astana, KazakhstanIndependence DayҚазақстан Республикасының Тәуелсіздік күні A national holiday marking the end of Soviet rule and the birth of the modern state.Ceremony

🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaSoviet Occupation Dayსაბჭოთა ოკუპაციის დღე Georgia's annual day of remembrance, held on 25 February for victims of Soviet ruleCeremony

🇺🇿 Tashkent, UzbekistanIndependence DayOʻzbekiston Respublikasi Mustaqilligi kuni A state holiday on 1 September marking Uzbekistan's break from the Soviet UnionCeremony

🇦🇲 ArmeniaIşlic A tall felt cap worn by Danubian boyars to show their rank and public officeDress

🇰🇬 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and 1 moreAk-kalpakАк калпак A traditional Kyrgyz four-sided white wool felt hat worn by men across generationsDress

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Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day: This photo was made by Hayordi . Այս լուսանկարի հեղինակը Հայորդին է :, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Melon Day: AltynAsyr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tbilisoba: DDohler, CC BY 2.0, source
Victory Day: Toghrul Rahimli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Independence Day: Kober, Public domain, source
Independence Day: Вачи, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Soviet Occupation Day: Jeremy Teigen, CC BY 2.0, source
Independence Day: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Işlic: Louis Dupré, Public domain, source
Ak-kalpak: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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