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Public holidays in Russia

Public holidays in Russia

  • Tatiana Day
    Tatiana day (Russian: Татьянин день, Tatyanin den' ) is a Russian religious holiday observed on 25 January according to the Gregorian calendar, January 12 according to the Julian.
  • Dożynki
    Dożynki (Dozhinki, Ukrainian: Обжинки, lit. 'Obzhynky' 'Obzhynky', Polish: Dożynki, Russian: Обжинки 'Obzhynki'; Belarusian: Прачыстая 'Prachystaya'; Czech: Dožínky, Obžinky; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival.
  • Cosmonautics Day
    Cosmonautics Day (Russian: День Космона́втики, Den Kosmonavtiki) is an anniversary celebrated in Russia and some other former USSR countries on April 12.
  • Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions
    Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (Russian: День памяти жертв политических репрессий), is an annual day of remembrance for victims of political repression in the Soviet Union.
  • Defender of the Fatherland Day
    Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russian: День защитника Отечества / Den' zashchitnika Otechestva) is a holiday observed in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and several other former republics of the Soviet Union.
  • International Workers' Day
    International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists, communists and anarchists and occurs every year on May Day (1 May), an ancient European spring festival.
  • Mother's Day
    Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.
  • Maslenitsa
    Maslenitsa (Russian: Ма́сленица, Ukrainian: Масниця, Belarusian: Масьленіца, also known as Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week), is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter).
  • Radio Day
    Radio Day (Russian: День радио Den' Radio), Communications Workers' Day (as it is officially known in Russia) or Radio and Television Day (Ден на радиото и телевизията, as it is known in Bulgaria) is a commemoration of the development of radio in Russia.
  • Public holidays in Russia
    The following is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Government of Russia.
  • Old New Year
    The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar.
  • Russia Day
    Russia Day (Russian: День России, Den' Rossii) is the national holiday of the Russian Federation.
  • Yhyakh
    Yhyаkh (Sakha: Ыhыах) is the New Year holiday in Sakha Republic.
  • Unity Day (Russia)
    Unity Day (also called Day of People’s Unity or National Unity Day; Russian: День народного единства, Denʹ narodnogo yedinstva) is a national holiday in Russia held on November 4 (October 22, Old Style).
  • Peter and Fevronia Day
    The Day of Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia (Russian: День Святых Петра и Февроньи / Den' Svyatyh Petra i Phevronii) also known as the Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness (Russian: День семьи, любви и верности / Den' sem'i lyubvi i vernosti), the Orthodox patrons of marriage, was officially introduced in Russia in 2008.
  • Kupala Night
    Kupala Night, also known as Ivan Kupala Day (Feast of St. John the Baptist (christians); Russian: Иван-Купала; Belarusian: Купалле; Ukrainian: Іван Купала; Polish: Noc Kupały), is celebrated in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia currently on the night of 6/7 July in the Gregorian or New Style calendar, which is 23/24 June in the Julian or Old Style calendar still used by many Orthodox Churches.
  • Victory Day (9 May)
    Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War.
  • UN Russian Language Day
    UN Russian Language Day is observed annually on June 6.
  • Day of Conception
    Day of Conception (also known as Procreation Day) is a Russian Holiday made popular by the region of Ulyanovsk, birthplace of Vladimir Lenin.
  • Day of Missile Forces and Artillery
    Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russian: День ракетных войск и артиллерии) is a holiday celebrated in Russia and Belarus on 19 November.