Holidays are special dates in our lives when people honor each other, their family and friends, and remember any special days on which memorable events happened.

Some of them are celebrated throughout the Earth. Others - in individual states, others - in groups and families. Holidays can be religious, state, folk, sports, professional and others.

By now, there are more and more public holidays. People love them, celebrate them and have fun. Let us describe the main dates that are celebrated in our country.

Holidays in Russia

Holidays in Russia are an inextricable part of the culture, history and spiritual life of the state. Over time, they turn into a tradition for people. These are celebrations that are celebrated on the same days every year. They are dedicated to events of various nature. Public holidays in Russia are those that have state status. Moreover, the days on which they fall are weekends.

Holidays play an important role in bringing people together, instilling a sense of patriotism, and demonstrating the strength and importance of the state on the world stage. In honor of them, symbols of state power, heroes of the nation are honored, distinguished citizens are awarded, acts of amnesty are issued, and so on. Since the depths of centuries, we have preserved the harmony and unity of the people on these special days. Government officials appear in the stands, ceremonies and awards are held.

Weekends and non-working days

An official holiday makes the day a non-working day. This procedure is carried out differently in different countries. In some states, special regulations are issued, in others, there is a legal document for each day, in others, general norms are established that regulate management.

Public holidays in Russia are defined in the Labor Code, in Article 112. They are: New Year holidays, Christmas, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day, Russia Day, National Unity Day, International Women's Day, Labor Day.

If a day off and a non-working day coincide, the first is transferred to the next working day. There may be other transfers. If, for example, a holiday is on Tuesday, then Monday will be a day off, and the Saturday before it will be a working day.

New Year

The first of January comes New Year. The Christmas tree is decorated for the holiday, a lot of preparations are made delicious dishes, children are waiting fabulous gifts and surprises from Father Frost and Snow Maiden. The girls sit down to tell fortunes. Many people make wishes on the night from the thirty-first of December to the first of January cherished desires and believe that they will certainly be fulfilled.

This holiday takes its origins from the time when agricultural work began on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The event was celebrated for twelve days, and it was impossible to work then. Later, Jews, Greeks and Europeans adopted this custom.

It is known that in Rus' the New Year was celebrated with the beginning of spring, when nature awakened. But the custom gradually ceased to exist with the transfer of the New Year to the first of January.

Russia Day

Juneteenth has been a holiday since 1990. The day has a special place and meaning. A new generation has emerged that did not live in the Soviet Union. Russia Day has become an expression of patriotism, people are proud of their country and show it.

But at first this holiday was not accepted by the people; it was considered an ordinary day off. Today, it has become a symbol of the unity of the people, freedom, peace, independence and harmony.

Unity of the people

Since 2005, Russian public holidays have been supplemented with a new one, which is known as National Unity Day, celebrated on the fourth of November.

On October 22, according to the old calendar of 1612, the people's militia under the leadership of Minin and Pozharsky took Kitay-Gorod by storm. Dmitry Pozharsky entered there with the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. A few days later, the interventionists signed a capitulation and surrendered.

In 1649, by decree of the tsar, the day of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God was established, which was declared a public holiday and was celebrated until 1917.

The same date (the twenty-second of October according to the Julian calendar, or the fourth of November according to the Gregorian calendar) was again chosen as a national holiday in Russia - National Unity Day.

Men's Day

The twenty-third of February is Defender of the Fatherland Day. Women congratulate all men who have served or are serving in the army or other law enforcement agencies. This holiday demonstrates love for the Motherland, readiness to defend it and, if necessary, defend it.

In 1918, when the working class learned that the Fatherland was in danger, the formation of the Red Army began. And on February 23, she already repulsed Germany near Pskov and Narva. This day is considered the birth of the Red Army.

Now there is talk about celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day on May 6th, the day of St. George, who patronizes wars. However, the twenty-third of February was and remains a holiday for men, which is celebrated in military traditions.

Women's Day

The favorite holiday of women of all ages is March Eighth. On this International Women's Day, the stronger half of humanity showers the weaker sex with gifts, kisses and flowers. Women buy and wear their best clothes to look sunny, happy and cheerful in the first days of spring.

It’s not often that anyone thinks about the history of the holiday. It all started relatively recently, and the reason was not so rosy. On March 8, 1857, women in New York staged a demonstration. They demanded better working conditions and equal rights compared to men. The procession was then dispersed, but the women were so noisy and trumpeted their action so much that as a result it was nicknamed Women's Day.

At an international conference held soon, it was declared as International Women's Day of Solidarity.

Since 1913, it began to be celebrated annually. And in 1965, the holiday was declared a non-working day in the Soviet Union.

However, women have been revered before in history. For example, in the Roman Empire a day was also dedicated to them, when ladies received gifts from men, and the latter surrounded them with their care, attention and love.

Even slaves then received gifts and could rest. Women dressed in best clothes, and decorated their heads with wreaths.

may Day

Spring and Labor Day (previously it had a different name) appeared at the end of the nineteenth century, when Chicago workers went on strike and demanded an eight-hour working day. It lasted fifteen hours. Six workers and eight policemen died during the brawl. Several more people were sentenced to death. In memory of them, in Paris, the Congress of the International declared the first of May as the Day of Solidarity of Workers around the World.

After the October Revolution of the seventeenth year, the Spring and Labor Festival began to be celebrated in our country.

The first of May has become a mandatory event. Workers walked along the main street with flags and banners. In Moscow, a demonstration takes place on Red Square.

Currently, the May Day holiday has ceased to be political. It was renamed. Nevertheless, trade unions, parties and various movements hold actions on this day, speaking under different slogans.

Day of Victory, Memory and Sorrow

Russian public holidays do not end in this fifth month of the year. May is rich in them. The ninth of May is Victory Day of the USSR over Nazi Germany. In the West, the holiday is celebrated on the eighth.

The day became a non-working day only in 1965, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the Victory. Military parades are held annually on Red Square. Wreaths are laid at the monuments. Veterans meet and concerts are held in honor of the Victory.

Recently the campaign “ George Ribbon" and "Immortal Regiment". Millions of people not only in Russia, but also abroad attach the Victory symbol to their clothes or cars. Having taken photographs of their relatives who died during the Great Patriotic War, people walk along the central streets of cities, demonstrating that nothing is forgotten and no one is forgotten.

Such actions are very relevant and necessary, since in Western countries attempts to falsify history are intensifying every year. Textbooks for schoolchildren are being rewritten, facts are being distorted. Most young Americans believe that the United States won the Second World War world war, and not the Soviet Union at all. Half of the Japanese believe that the Russians dropped the atomic bomb on them, not the Americans. The so-called developed European countries are trying in every possible way to reduce the role of the USSR in the victory over fascism. Therefore, mass actions of ordinary people show such politicians the futility of their attempts.

The twenty-second of June is celebrated on a different day. More than seventy years ago the war began. The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow was established on June 8, 1996.

In Russia and other neighboring countries, mourning events are held for those killed during the war. National flags are flown at half-mast, and entertainment programs on radio and television are abstained.

Then war came knocking on every family’s door and disrupted peaceful life. At the cost of many millions of lives, the Soviet people defended their native land. Husbands, fathers and children defended their loved ones and defeated the Nazis.

The Day of Remembrance and Mourning demonstrates that the exploits of soldiers, women and children on the home front are not forgotten. The new generation is proud of the resilience and heroism of their ancestors.

The twenty-second of June will forever remain the Day of Remembrance of the People for all those who died during the bloody war. Eternal glory to everyone who died on the battlefield, died in hospitals or in concentration camps!

Other holidays

There are holidays that have been celebrated in Russia since the times of the Soviet Union. In others, the dates in honor of which they were established were changed. For example, Land Reclamation Day in Russia is celebrated in the same way as under Soviet rule. Also celebrated, for example, Civil Aviation Day, Day of Geodesy and Cartography Workers, Meteorologist, Geologist, even Students and so on are also celebrated on the same dates as in the Soviet Union. But Russian Science Day is celebrated on a different day. There are holidays that were not celebrated in the USSR, but were established in modern Russia. These include Military Translator Day. It has been celebrated on May 21 since 2000 and was proposed by the Military Institute.

In 1999, the Day of Russian Science was established. It is celebrated on February 8, the day of the founding of the Russian Academy of Sciences by decree of Peter the Great in 1724.

Science Day in the Soviet Union was celebrated on the third Sunday in April, when Lenin drew up the “Outline of a Plan for Scientific and Technical Work” in 1918, thereby recognizing science. And today, many scientists celebrate their holiday the same way as it was in Soviet times.

Armed Forces Holidays

The navy, air force and other armed forces have their own professional holidays. In honor of particularly memorable events, days of military glory are established. Even conscripts have a holiday, which is celebrated on November 15th.

The ground forces celebrate their day on the first of October.

Fleet

The country celebrates the Day of the Northern, Baltic, Pacific and Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

On April 8, 1783, Catherine the Second signed a decree on the formation of a fleet on the Black Sea. The main reason was the annexation of Crimea to Russia. And on May thirteenth, eleven ships of the Azov flotilla entered Akhtiar Bay. Later, the hero city of Sevastopol was built there. The Black Sea Fleet fought well with Turkey, France and other states. But he lost in the Crimean War. Russia lost its right to be in the Black Sea, and then regained it again.

On the thirteenth of May the Day of the Black Sea Fleet is celebrated. The Russian Navy marks the dates of other fleets as well.

Peter the Great issued a decree on the construction of the first frigate with twenty-four guns in Arkhangelsk, and a century later warships patrolled from the Norwegian to the Kara Seas. However, a full-fledged Northern Flotilla appeared much later. Severomorets carried out scuba diving, transitions from the Arctic to the Far East, and visited the North Pole several hundred times. Therefore, they fully deserve a separate holiday for themselves - Northern Fleet Day, which is celebrated on the first of June.

The appearance of the Baltic Fleet is also associated with the name of Peter the Great. At the beginning of 1701, he ordered the construction of cannon ships on Lake Ladoga. And soon they, located at the base in Kronstadt, were already repelling attacks from Sweden.

In addition to military operations, sailors carried out inventions, expeditions, and discoveries. The headquarters of this fleet is located in Kaliningrad, but its main base is in the Leningrad region.

Baltic Fleet Day is celebrated on the eighteenth of May.

On May 21, 1731, the Empress ordered the settlement of Okhotsk and the establishment of a shipyard and marina on it. The first Far Eastern division was created. On this day and today, congratulations are given to the military personnel of the Pacific Fleet, which includes strategic submarines, nuclear, missile, diesel, surface ships, missile-carrying anti-submarine aircraft, ground and coastal forces.

Landing

Airborne Forces in Russia are called " blue berets" and "winged infantry". The paratroopers themselves call themselves “Uncle Vasya’s Troops.” Fighters of this type of military are associated with reliability and masculinity.

The second of August is celebrated as Airborne Forces Day - Airborne Forces Day. It was then, in 1930, that a unit of paratroopers with parachutes was dropped for the first time.

This service is difficult and dangerous, but paratroopers are brothers who help each other and are able to protect a comrade from bullets.

The purpose of the Airborne Forces is to locate paratroopers in places where other troops simply cannot be. These are, for example, hot spots and trails in Afghanistan and Chechnya.

The history of the Airborne Forces was made up of the courage, valor and honor of its heroes. Millions of Russians have completed this service. Therefore, the holiday has become truly national.

Aviation

Aviation Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in August. On this date, demonstrations and various performances of the air force are held.

Most people have used aviation services at least once in their lives and been on a passenger plane. Airplanes transport huge numbers of passengers around the world every day. On February 9, 1923, an air fleet appeared in Russia, which began to transport people on official and personal business, as well as mail and various cargo. Day civil aviation in Russia began to be celebrated on this day. Pilots, flight attendants, dispatchers and technical workers receive congratulations. They are the ones who provide air traffic in the country when hundreds of aircraft take to the air.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

All employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation celebrate their holiday - the Day of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia - on March twenty-seventh. However, this is a working day.

The holiday was established in 1996 by presidential decree. Historically, the day is associated with the creation of the Internal Guard by decree of Alexander the First in 1811.

The role of internal troops can hardly be overestimated. Employees protect the peaceful lives of people, ensure the protection of strategic objects and transport links.

On this day, senior officials congratulate their subordinates and award titles, awards, gifts, certificates and gratitude to those who distinguished themselves during their service.

Radio and print

On May 7, Russian physicist A.S. Popov showed the world how radio works. On this day they began to celebrate Radio Day. But for the first time it was celebrated only on its thirtieth anniversary in 1925. The day has become a full-fledged holiday since 1945.

Many innovations and innovations have been invented since then. Radio Day is celebrated on television, radio broadcasting, mail, and is observed by all those who broadcast about important events taking place in the country and the world.

However, on the seventh of May the holiday is celebrated specifically in Russia. On February 13, 1946, a radio broadcast took place at the UN for the first time. It was then that International Radio Day was established.

In 1991, it was decided to celebrate the thirteenth of January as Russian Press Day. The date is associated with 1703, when the first issue of the printed newspaper Vedomosti was published. This holiday was established to replace Soviet Press Day, which took place on May 5, when the first issue of the Pravda newspaper was published. In Belarus it is celebrated on May 5th.

Religious holidays

People of different faiths and confessions coexist in Russia. Christians, Muslims, Jews - they are all citizens of one country. Nevertheless, the vast majority of the population are Orthodox Christians. Many religious solemn dates are celebrated in Russia. Among them are Christmas, Easter and the Day of the Baptism of Rus'.

Christmas

This is one of the main holidays for believers. Catholics celebrate this day on the twenty-fifth of December, while the Russian Orthodox Church and others who use the Julian calendar celebrate it on the seventh of January.

No one has yet been able to accurately determine the date of Jesus’ birth. Most likely, he was born between the seventh and fifth years BC. In 221, Julius Africanus first indicated the date of birth of Jesus - the twenty-fifth of December.

Easter

The Resurrection of Christ, or Easter, is the main religious holiday for Christians. According to legend, on this day Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the spring full moon, namely after the vernal equinox.

On the twenty-eighth of July the memory of Prince Vladimir is honored. In 2010, this day became a new memorable date.

In 988 the Baptism of Rus' took place.

Prince Vladimir, or the Red Sun, first ruled the land of Novgorod. But soon, as a result of strife, he became a sovereign prince. Having taken Chersonesus, Vladimir demanded the hand of Princess Anna from the Byzantine emperors. But when the prince saw her, he suddenly lost his sight. Anna suggested that he be baptized, which Vladimir did, and it was as if he received his sight. He exclaimed: “Now I have seen the True God!” Upon arrival in Kyiv, Vladimir baptized all his twelve sons. After this, he began to eradicate paganism from the hearts of the Russian people.

Since then, in Rus', and then in Russia, they began to honor Christianity and believe in Jesus Christ.

Despite a large number of There are not so many holidays and days off in our country. On Russian public holidays, people rest, but on other days they have to work.

Holidays 2020
Holiday calendar
Weekends: holiday transfer scheme

On this page we provide a calendar of non-working holidays and weekends for 2020 and 2019, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Calendar
Holidays and weekends in 2020

(Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On the transfer of holidays in 2020" dated July 10, 2019 No. 875)

For reference:

In 2020, there are 248 working days in Russia (including 5 shortened working days) and 118 weekends (including 14 holidays).

- Jan. 7- Nativity, February 23- Defender of the Fatherland Day, March 8 9th May- Victory Day, 12 June- Russia Day and November 4- Day of National Unity.
If a non-working holiday coincides with a day off, the day off is transferred to the next working day after the holiday. The scheme for the transfer of holidays in 2020 submitted for approval is shown in the calendar - there are only two such transfers:
light purple arrow - from January 5 (Saturday) to May 5 (Monday);
light blue - from January 7 (Sunday) to May 2 (Wednesday)

- About shortened working days: directly

The government decree on the 2020 holidays was approved by the Chairman of the Government - 07/10/19. The scheme for transferring holidays in 2020 is very simple and fits into two lines:

RESOLUTION

Moscow

About postponing holidays in 2020

Move the following holidays to 2020:

Chairman of the Government
Russian Federation YES. Medvedev

Calendar
Holidays and weekends in 2019

(Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On the postponement of weekends in 2019" dated... 2018 No. ..., approved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev... 2018)

To enlarge the calendar image, click on it!

For reference:

In 2019, there are 247 working days in Russia (including 6 shortened working days) and 118 weekends (including 14 holidays).

- Rules for transferring days off: The Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes 14 non-working holidays per year - these are January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 - universal New Year holidays, Jan. 7- Nativity, February 23- Defender of the Fatherland Day, March 8- International Women's Day, May 1 - Spring and Labor Day, 9th May- Victory Day, 12 June- Russia Day and November 4- Day of National Unity.
If a non-working holiday coincides with a day off, the day off is transferred to the next working day after the holiday. The scheme for the transfer of weekends in 2019 submitted for approval is shown in the calendar - there are only three such transfers:
light blue arrow - from January 5 (Saturday) to May 2 (Thursday);
light purple - from January 6 (Sunday) to May 3 (Friday);
light pink - from February 23 (Saturday) to May 10 (Friday).

- About shortened working days: Working hours, directly preceding a non-working holiday, is reduced by 1 hour.

The government decree on the 2019 holidays was approved by the Chairman of the Government in September 2018:

GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

RESOLUTION

dated 2018 No.

Moscow

About postponing holidays in 2019

For the purpose of rational use by employees of weekends and non-working holidays, the Government of the Russian Federation decides:
Move the following holidays to 2019:

From Saturday 5 January to Thursday 2 May;
from Sunday 6 January to Friday 3 May;
from Saturday 23 February to Friday 10 May.

Chairman of the Government
Russian Federation YES. Medvedev

Weekend transfer scheme.

Weekend transfer scheme.

Life without holidays can turn into a gray mass of monotonous everyday life that can only cause melancholy and depression. We need holidays as a kind of outlet, allowing us not only to remember and honor this or that event, but also to gain positive emotions and strength.

For some reason, it is generally accepted that in our country there are too many such significant days, and their number prevents Russians from focusing not on relaxation, but on work achievements. In fact, this statement is not true, since there are enough countries in the world that can celebrate all kinds of events more widely and pompously. Among such leaders we can safely include residents of Egypt, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Morocco.

The Russians are far from first on this list, although they could compete with the leaders. After all, with us, any reason, even the most insignificant, can become a reason for wild fun. Our calendars are full of holidays, not only domestic ones, but also borrowed ones. Among them you can find International Pirate Day, Japanese Nude Festival, Zombie March, and World Left-Handed Day.

Such a variety of significant events can turn the head of any lover of a good rest and fun. And all this, of course, is great, but it still needs some kind of systematization, ordering, separating the most important from the secondary and not the most necessary. Such a regulator, which does not cause mass rejection, is the state, which has the right to determine what is most significant for it and its benefit. It is it that is endowed with the authority not only to establish holidays, but also to protect through them its originality, individuality and historical justice.

It is very important to remember here that the semantic load carried by this or that event associated with an officially established holiday performs not only a unifying, but also an educational function. Public holidays are designed to preserve the history of the country in order to pass it on intact to future generations. An important feature of these holidays established by the executive branch is their nationwide recognition. The basis for such deep reverence for established traditions is based on historical, religious, military and professional achievements that radically influenced the fate of the country.

All of these holiday categories reflect the most important milestones Russian history and they are all closely related. Religious holidays are associated not only with the history and culture of Russia, but also with such important concepts as honor, courage, patriotism, self-sacrifice, mutual assistance and mercy.

If we talk about professional holidays, they are a sign of recognition of the merits of outstanding workers in all fields of activity who have completely devoted themselves to their favorite work.

Many dates in our calendar are dedicated to memorable events related to key historical events in the life of the people and the state. A special place here is occupied by the Victory Days of Russia, established to commemorate the great victories of Russian soldiers who defended their Motherland from numerous enemies and ill-wishers.

The Labor Code of the Russian Federation speaks of eight public holidays and 12 related days off. In addition to these holidays, which are certainly loved and expected by everyone, there are a large number special days and events dedicated to workers in agriculture, medicine, various industries, government agencies, the media, and artists. Each day of our calendar has its own dedication, addressed not only to a specific representative of any profession or field of activity, but also to all of us, citizens of the great Russia.

taking into account the law of December 24, 2004 “On Amendments to Article 112 Labor Code RF".

from January 1 to January 5 (non-working days) - New Year holidays
January 7 (non-working day) - Christmas
January 12 - Day of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
January 13 - Russian Press Day
January 21 - Engineering Troops Day
January 25 - Russian Student Day
January 27 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Day of lifting the blockade of Leningrad (1944)
February 2 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943)
February 8 - Russian Science Day
February 23 (non-working day) - Defenders of the Fatherland Day. Day of military glory of Russia. Day of the Red Army's victory over the Kaiser's troops in Germany (1918).
March 8 (non-working day) - International Women's Day
Third Sunday in March- Day of Trade, Consumer Services and Housing and Communal Services Workers
March 27 - Internal Troops Day of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
April 2 - Day of Unity of Nations
First Sunday in April- Geologist's Day
April 12 - Cosmonautics Day
Second Sunday in April- Day of the country's air defense troops
April 18 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Day of the victory of Russian soldiers of Prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Peipsi (Battle of the Ice, 1242)
April 26 - Day of Remembrance for those killed in radiation accidents and disasters
April 30 - Firefighter Day
May 1 (non-working day) - Spring and Labor Day
May 7 - Radio Day, a holiday for workers in all communications sectors
May 9 (non-working day) - Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 (1945)
Last Sunday in May- Chemist's Day
May 24 - Day of Slavic Literature and Culture
May 27 - All-Russian Library Day
May 28 - Border Guard Day
June 6 - Pushkin Day of Russia
June 12 (non-working day) - Day of adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation
Second Sunday in June- Day of Light Industry Workers
Third Sunday in June- Medical Worker Day
Last Saturday in June- Inventor and Innovator Day
June 22 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (Day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945)
June 27 - Youth Day
First Sunday of July- Day of Sea and River Fleet Workers
July 10 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Russian army under the command of Peter the Great over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709)
Second Sunday of July- Fisherman's Day Russian Post Day
Third Sunday of July- Metallurgist Day
Last Sunday of July- Navy Day
First Sunday in August- Railwayman's Day
August 6 - Day of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation
August 9 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The day of the first naval victory in Russian history of the Russian fleet under the command of Peter the Great over the Swedes at Cape Gangut (1714)
August 12 - Air Force Day (celebratory events, dedicated to the Day Air Force, held on Russian Air Fleet Day)
Second Saturday in August- Sportsman's Day
Second Sunday in August- Builder's Day
Third Sunday in August- Russian Air Fleet Day
August 22 - Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation
August 23 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943)
Last Sunday in August- Miner's Day
August 27 - Cinema Day
1 September is the day of knowledge
September 3 - Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism
First Sunday in September- Day of Oil and Gas Industry Workers
September 8 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Day of the Battle of Borodino of the Russian army under the command of M.I. Kutuzov with the French army (1812)
September 11 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of F.F. Ushakova over the Turkish squadron at Cape Tendra (1790)
Second Sunday in September- Tanker Day
September 21 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over the Mongol-Tatar troops in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380)
Third Sunday in September- Forest Workers Day
Last Sunday of September- Mechanical Engineer Day
October 1 - Older People's Day
October 4 - Military Space Forces Day
October 5 - Teacher's Day
October 25 - Customs Day of the Russian Federation
Second Sunday in October- Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers
Last Sunday of October- Day of Road Transport and Road Workers
October 30 - Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression
November 4 (non-working day) - National Unity Day
November 7 is the Day of the October Revolution of 1917.
November 10 - Police Day
Third Sunday in November- Day of the Missile Forces and Artillery
Last Sunday of November- Mothers Day
December 1 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of P.S. Nakhimov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Sinop (1853)
December 5 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The day of the start of the counteroffensive of Soviet troops against Nazi troops in the Battle of Moscow (1941)
December 12 - Constitution Day of the Russian Federation
December 17 - Strategic Missile Forces Day
December 20 - Day of the Security Agencies Worker of the Russian Federation
Third Sunday in December- An energy worker's day
December 24 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The day of the capture of the Turkish fortress of Izmail by Russian troops under the command of A.V. Suvorov (1790)
December 27 - Rescuer Day

Russian holidays are officially established holidays. Some of them remain from historical periods of past years, the rest are inextricably linked with modern history Russia - a change in ideology, the acquisition of sovereignty. A significant part of holidays in Russia are professional holidays. These days, representatives of a certain profession, a certain field of activity are honored.

All holidays today

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Orthodox, church holiday

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Folk holidays and signs

National holidays of Russia- this is Christmas, Maslenitsa, Easter, Trinity, Ivan Kupala. Today, Russian folk holidays and church traditions are so closely intertwined that even in the folk and Orthodox calendars, many holidays coincide - the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Intercession, Epiphany, Annunciation and others.

Non-working holidays in Russia- additional days off due to holidays.
Professional holidays- are established as a sign of recognition of the merits of workers in sectors of the national economy and various fields of activity.
Memorable days- established in honor of significant events and significant dates in world history or Russian history.
Days of military glory (victory days) of Russia- are installed to commemorate the glorious victories of the Russian troops, who played a decisive role in the history of Russia.
Memorable dates in Russia- officially established memorable dates in the history of the Fatherland, associated with the most important historical events in the life of the state and society.