Public holidays in Russia

There are several public holidays in Russia and also some religious holidays and observances or honor.

Legally, non-working holidays

If the public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it will be rescheduled according to the Russian legislation on the following working day.

The government can move individual business days to nonworking se Saturdays and Sundays in order to achieve a chain of uninterrupted work-free days in the preceding or following week. Likewise, days can be declared non-working days out of turn. So, for example, April 28, 2007 (Saturday) a working day, it was April 30, 2007 (Monday) work-free. Thus, three days off were in order: from 29 April to 1 May.

May 2, November 7 and December 12 ( Day of the Constitution of the Russian Federation ) since 2005 no more holidays. In January three holidays November 4 But were supplemented and implemented.

Religious Holidays, honor and observances

Footnotes

• Memorial, celebration or action (Russia)
• List ( Holidays)