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Public Holiday
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National Festival and People's Revolution Anniversary
Thursday, July 15, 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Varies
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
4-Day Block
THU
15
Holiday
FRI
16
Bridge Day
SAT
17
Weekend
SUN
18
Weekend
4-day weekend with a bridge day on July 16
📣 Traveler notes
Mongolia is characterized by vast steppes and a deep nomadic culture, offering connections with nature and local inhabitants. Visitors should anticipate a hospitable culture with strong Central Asian ties.
- The annual Naadam festival (July 11–13) is the largest celebration, featuring three traditional sports: wrestling, horse racing, and archery. Smaller Naadam festivals occur throughout July in various provinces.
- Use the right hand for exchanging items and consuming drinks. Accepting food and drink offered by hosts is expected, as refusal is considered disrespectful. Initiate requests with small talk (e.g., family or weather). In nomadic areas, show deference to elders and adhere to local customs. Do not speak negatively about Genghis Khan.
About this holiday
The anniversary commemorates the 1990 Democratic Revolution, a peaceful transition to a multi-party system that officially concluded on March 9, 1990, with the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politburo resignation.