Public holidays in Russia 2020-2024
The most important difference between the Russian holiday calendar and ours is the postponement of Christian events. The Russian Orthodox Church calculates its holidays according to the Julian calendar, which is a little more accurate in relation to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Therefore there is a shift of e.g. Christmas by about 13 days. Pentecost, on the other hand, is not known at all, and Easter is also not a legal holiday.Another special feature is the state-regulated optimization of bridge days and the maximization of non-working days: If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is a non-working day as a substitute. By postponing days off, the government also ensures that as many days off as possible are linked and that employees have as many days off as possible. As compensation for this, 6-day weeks are also used.
The amount of non-legal holidays, but often military commemoration days in Russia, may surprise. In addition (but not listed here) there are numerous non-statutory holidays for almost every occupational group.
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Non-movable holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.| holiday | date |
|---|---|
| 1st New Year's Day | Jan, 1st |
| 2nd New Year's Day | Jan, 2nd |
| 3rd New Year's Day | Jan, 3rd |
| 4th New Year's Day | Jan, 4th |
| 5th New Year's Day | Jan, 5th |
| Russian Orthodox Christmas | Jan, 7th |
| New Year (Julian calendar) | Jan, 14th |
| Epiphany | Jan, 19th |
| Day of the lifting of the Leningrad blockade 1944 | Jan, 27th |
| Day of the Battle of Stalingrad 1943 | Feb, 2nd |
| Father's Day | Feb, 23rd |
| Day of the Defender of the Fatherland | Feb, 23rd |
| Women's Day | Mar, 8th |
| Day of International Understanding | Apr, 2nd |
| Annunciation | Apr, 7th |
| Day of the Battle on Lake Peipus 1242 | Apr, 18th |
| Memorial Day for the deceased in nuclear accidents | Apr, 26th |
| Labor Day | May, 1st |
| Victory Day over Fascism 1945 | May, 9th |
| Day of the Museums | May, 18th |
| Slavic Scripture and Culture Day | May, 24th |
| Day of Border Troops of Russia | May, 28th |
| Puschkin's Day | Jun, 6th |
| Day of Russia | Jun, 12th |
| Day of remembrance and mourning | Jun, 22nd |
| Youth's Day | Jun, 27th |
| All Saints' Day | Jul, 2nd |
| Day of the Battle of Poltava 1709 | Jul, 10th |
| Day of the baptism of Rus | Jul, 28th |
| Day of the Battle of Cape Gangut 1714 | Aug, 9th |
| Day of the Russian flag | Aug, 22nd |
| Day of the Battle of Kursk 1943 | Aug, 23rd |
| Day of the Battle of Borodino 1812 | Sep, 8th |
| Day of the Battle of Tendra 1790 | Sep, 11th |
| Day of the Battle of Kulikovo Polje 1380 | Sep, 21st |
| Day of the elderly | Oct, 1st |
| Memorial Day for the victims of political repression | Oct, 30th |
| Day of the Unity of the People | Nov, 4th |
| Day of the October Revolution of 1917 | Nov, 7th |
| Artillerymen's Day | Nov, 19th |
| Day of the naval battle at Sinop 1853 | Dec, 1st |
| Day of the counterattack, Battle of Moscow 1941 | Dec, 5th |
| Constitution Day | Dec, 12th |
| Strategic Rocket Patrol Day | Dec, 17th |
| Intelligence Day | Dec, 20th |
| New Year's Eve | Dec, 31st |
Moving Holidays in Russia
| holiday | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of the Russian Orthodox Lent | Mar, 2nd | Mar, 15th | Mar, 7th | Feb, 27th | Mar, 18th |
| Russian Carnival | Mar, 3rd | Mar, 16th | Mar, 8th | Feb, 28th | Mar, 19th |
| Air Defense Day | Apr, 12th | Apr, 11th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 9th | Apr, 14th |
| Easter Sunday (Russian Orthodox) | Apr, 19th | May, 2nd | Apr, 24th | Apr, 16th | May, 5th |
| Day of the Navy | Jul, 26th | Jul, 25th | Jul, 31st | Jul, 30th | Jul, 28th |
| Day of the Tank Troops | Sep, 13th | Sep, 12th | Sep, 11th | Sep, 10th | Sep, 8th |
| Mother's Day | Nov, 29th | Nov, 28th | Nov, 27th | Nov, 26th | Nov, 24th |