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Holidays in Belarus - holidays established in Belarus to commemorate events of particular historical or socio-political significance for the Republic, which have had a significant impact on the development of the Belarusian state and society. At present, they are determined by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157 “On state holidays, public holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus” (with amendments and additions).
Content
- 1 Public holidays (non-working days)
- 2 State
- 3 Republican
- 4 Religious
- 5 Professional
- 5.1 Holidays of types and arms of service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
- 6 Other holidays
- 7 Memorable dates
- 8 Holidays by year
- 9 Business day transfers
- 9.1 1992
- 9.2 1993
- 9.3 1994
- 9.4 1995
- 9.5 1996
- 9.6 1997
- 9.7 1998
- 9.8 1999
- 9.9 2000
- October 9, 2001
- November 9, 2002
- December 9, 2003
- 9.13 2004
- 9.14 2005
- 9.15 2006
- 9.16 2007
- 9.17 2008
- 9.18 2009
- 9.19 2010
- 9.20 2011
- 9.21 2012
- 9.22 2013
- 9.23 2014
- 9.24 2015
- 9.25 2016
- 9.26 2017
- 9.27 2018
- 9.28 2019
- 10 See also
- 11 Notes
- 12 Links
Public holidays (non-working days)
| date of | Title | Local name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st of January | New Year | New year | |
| January 7 | Nativity (Julian calendar) | Narajanne Khristova (Julian Kalyandar) | |
| March 8 | International Women's Ginseng | International Zeno genoches | |
| April May | Radunitsa | Radaўnіts | It is celebrated on the 9th day after the Orthodox Easter and is a day off. (2012: April 24, 2013: May 14, 2014: April 29, 2015: April 21, 2016: May 10, 2017: April 25, 2018: April 17, 2019: May 7, 2020: April 28, 2021: May 11 2022: May 3) |
| May 1 | Labor holiday | Holy praz | |
| May 9 | Victory Day | Zen Peramogі | |
| 3 July | Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day) | Zen Independent Republic of Belarus (Zen Independent Republic) | In the years 1991-1996 was celebrated on July 27 |
| November 7th | October Revolution Day | Zen Castry Revolution | Non-working day since 1995 |
| December 25th | Nativity of Christ (Gregorian calendar) | Narajanne Khristova (Grygaryansk kalyandar) |
Government
- March 15 - Constitution Day (in 1995-1998, a day off)
- April 2 - Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia
- May 9 - Victory Day (day off)
- The second Sunday of May is the Day of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus
- July 3 - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day) (day off)
Republic-wide
- January 1 - New Year (day off)
- February 23 - Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
- March 8 - Women's Day (day off)
- May 1 - Labor Day (day off)
- November 7 - October Revolution Day (day off since 1995)
Religious
- January 7 - Christmas (according to the Julian calendar) (day off since 1991)
- Easter (according to the calendar of Orthodox and Catholic denominations) (days off from 1992. Until 1998, Monday after Easter was also a weekend)
- Radunitsa (according to the calendar of the Orthodox faith) (day off since 1992)
- Dimitrievsky parents Saturday , or Grandfathers (according to the calendar of the Orthodox faith)
- November 2 - Day of all the departed faithful (according to the calendar of the Catholic confession) (in 1992-1997 a day off)
- December 25 - Christmas (according to the Gregorian calendar) (day off since 1991)
Professional
- January 5 - Day of Social Protection Workers
- First Sunday of January - Day of Banking and Financial Workers
- January 19 - Day of the Rescuer
- last Sunday of January - Belarusian Science Day
- February 21 - Day of workers of land management and cartographic and geodetic services
- March 4 - Police Day
- March 18 - Day of Internal Troops
- March 23 - Day of the Hydrometeorological Service
- the fourth Sunday of March - the Day of public services workers and housing and communal services
- the first Sunday of April - Day of the geologist
- April 22 - Day of the forensic expert [1]
- May 5 - Press Day
- May 7 - Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers
- third Saturday of May - Day of Workers of Physical Culture and Sports
- May 28 - Border Guard Day
- last Sunday of May - Chemist Day
- first Sunday of June - Land Improvement Day
- second Sunday of June - Light Industry Day
- third Sunday of June - Day of medical workers
- June 26 - Day of prosecutors
- last Saturday of June - Day of the inventor and innovator
- June 30 - Day of the Economist
- First Saturday of July - Cooperation Day
- First Sunday of July - Day of Water Transport Workers
- second Sunday of July - Day of tax authorities
- third Sunday of July - Day of the metallurgist
- July 25 - Fire Service Day
- last Sunday of July - Day of Trade Workers
- the first Sunday of August - Railway Day
- second Sunday of August - Builder's Day
- August 23 - Day of State Statistics Workers
- last Sunday of August - Miner's Day
- the first Sunday of September - Day of workers in the oil, gas and fuel industry
- September 15 - Library Day
- September 20 - Customs Day
- third Sunday of September - Day of Forest Workers
- last Sunday of September - Machine Builder Day
- October 6 - Archivist Day
- First Sunday of October - Teacher's Day
- second Sunday of October - Day of cultural workers
- October 14 - Standardization Day
- October 15 - Day of workers in the pharmaceutical and microbiological industry
- last Sunday of October - Day of the motorist and road builder
- First Sunday of November - Civil Aviation Day
- the third Sunday of November is the Day of Agricultural and Processing Workers of the Agro-Industrial Complex
- First Saturday of December - Day of Insurance Workers
- first Sunday of December - Lawyer's Day
- December 20 - Day of the employee of state security agencies
- December 22 - Energy Day
Holidays of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus
- January 21 - Day of Engineering Troops
- Second Sunday of April - Air Defense Forces Day
- August 2 - Day of paratroopers and special operations forces
- August 6 - Railway Day
- third Sunday of August - Air Force Day
- second Sunday of September - Tankers Day
- October 20 - Day of the Communications Forces
- November 5 - Military Intelligence Day [2]
- November 19 - Day of the Missile Forces and Artillery
Other holidays
- March 15 - Consumer Day
- March 25 - Freedom Day
- May 15 - Family Day
- June 5 - Environment Day
- last Sunday of June - Youth Day
- September 1 - Day of Knowledge
- The first Sunday of September is the Day of Belarusian Written Language
- third Tuesday of September - Peace Day
- October 1 - Day of the elderly
- October 14 - Mother's Day
- December 3 - Day of invalids of the Republic of Belarus
- December 10 - Human Rights Day
- December 17 - Belarusian Cinema Day
Memorable Dates
- February 15 - Memorial Day of the soldiers-internationalists
- April 26 - Day of the Chernobyl tragedy
- June 22 - National Day of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War
In the Republic of Belarus, holidays may be celebrated, established by acts of international organizations, other international legal documents, and by decision of the President of the Republic of Belarus, other public holidays, holidays and memorable dates.
Holidays by year
| Title | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year | Jan 1 | Jan 1-3 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1 | Jan 1–4 | Jan 1-3 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1 | Jan 1-7 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1–4 | Jan 1-3 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1–4 | Jan 1-3 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1-2 | Jan 1 |
| Nativity (orthodox) | Jan 7 | Jan 7 | Jan 7–9 | Jan 7-8 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 5-7 | Jan 7 | Jan 7-10 | Jan 7–9 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 5-7 | Jan 1-7 | Jan 7–9 | Jan 7-8 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 5-7 | Jan 7 | Jan 7-10 | Jan 7–9 | Jan 7-8 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 5-7 | Jan 7 | Jan 7-10 | Jan 7-8 | Jan 6-7 | Jan 5-7 |
| International Women's Day | March 7-8 | 6-8 mar | 6-8 mar | Mar 8 | March 8-10 | March 8-9 | March 7-8 | 6-8 mar | Mar 8 | March 8-11 | March 8-10 | March 8-9 | 6-8 mar | 5-8 mar | Mar 8 | March 8-11 | March 8-9 | March 7-8 | 6-8 mar | 5-8 mar | March 8-10 | March 8-10 | March 8-9 | March 7-8 | 6-8 mar | Mar 8 | March 8-11 | March 8-10 |
| Constitution day | - | - | - | 15 mar | March 15-17 | March 15-16 | Mar 14-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Easter (Catholic) | April 18-20 | April 10-12 | April 2-4 | April 15-17 | April 6-8 | Mar 29-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Easter (Orthodox) | April 25-27 | April 17-19 | Apr 30 - May 2 | April 22-24 | April 13-15 | April 26-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Radunitsa | May 1-5 | April 25-27 | May 7-10 | Apr 29 - May 2 | April 21-23 | May 4-6 | April 26-28 | April 18-20 | May 6-9 | April 22-24 | May 14 | May 4-6 | April 18-20 | May 7-10 | Apr 29 - May 2 | April 15-17 | May 4-6 | April 26-28 | April 10-13 | Apr 30 - May 3 | April 21-24 | May 14 | Apr 29 - May 1 | April 18-21 | May 7-10 | April 22-25 | April 15-17 | May 5-9 |
| Spring and Labour Day | May 1-5 | May 1-2 | Apr 30 - May 2 | Apr 29 - May 2 | May 1 | May 1 | May 1-3 | May 1-2 | Apr 29 - May 1 | Apr 29 - May 1 | May 1 | May 1 | May 1-2 | Apr 30 - May 1 | Apr 29 - May 2 | Apr 28 - May 1 | May 1 | May 1-3 | May 1-2 | Apr 30 - May 3 | May 1 | May 1 | Apr 29 - May 1 | May 1-3 | Apr 30 - May 1 | Apr 30 - May 1 | Apr 29 - May 1 | May 1 |
| Victory Day | May 9-10 | May 8-9 | May 7-10 | May 6-9 | May 9-12 | May 9-11 | May 9-10 | May 8-9 | May 6-9 | May 9 | May 9-12 | May 9-11 | May 8-9 | May 7-10 | May 7-9 | May 9 | May 9-11 | May 9-10 | May 8-10 | May 7-9 | May 9 | May 9-12 | May 9-11 | May 9-10 | May 7-10 | May 7-9 | May 9 | May 5-9 |
| Independence Day The Republic of Belarus | July 25-27 | July 25-27 | Jul 27 | July 27-30 | July 27-28 | July 3-6 | 3-5 july | 3-4 july | 1-3 july | Jun 30 - Jul 3 | Jul 3 | Jul 3 | 3-4 july | 2-3 july | 1-3 july | Jun 30 - Jul 3 | July 3-6 | 3-5 july | 3-4 july | 2-3 july | 1-3 july | Jul 3 | July 3-6 | 3-5 july | 2-3 july | 1-3 july | Jun 30 - Jul 3 | Jul 3 |
| Day of all the departed faithful | Oct 31 - Nov 2 | Oct 31 - Nov 2 | Nov 2 | Nov 2 | 2-3 nov | 1-2 nov | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October Revolution Day | - | - | - | November 5-7 | November 7-10 | November 7-9 | November 7-8 | November 6-7 | November 4-7 | Nov 7 | November 7-10 | November 7-9 | November 6-7 | November 5-7 | November 5-7 | Nov 7 | November 7-9 | November 7-8 | November 6-7 | November 5-7 | Nov 7 | Nov 7 | November 7-9 | November 7-8 | November 5-7 | November 5-7 | Nov 7 | November 7-10 |
| Nativity (catholic) | Dec 25–27 | December 25-26 | Dec 24-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 25 | December 25-28 | Dec 25–27 | December 25-26 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 25 | Dec 25 | December 25-26 | Dec 24-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 23-25 | December 25-28 | Dec 25–27 | December 25-26 | Dec 24-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 25 | December 25-28 | Dec 25–27 | Dec 24-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 23-25 | Dec 25 |
| New Year | - | - | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | - | - | - | - | December 30-31 | December 30-31 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | December 30-31 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | December 30-31 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | December 30-31 | December 30-31 | - |
Business Day Transfers
1992
- Monday 4 May to Saturday 16 May
1993
- from monday 26 april to saturday 24 april
- from Monday 26 July to Saturday 24 July
- Monday 1 November to Saturday 30 October
1994
- from monday 7 march to saturday 5 march
1995
- Monday 8 May to Saturday 6 May
- from Friday July 28 to Saturday August 5
- Monday 6 November to Saturday 4 November
1996
- from Tuesday 2 January to Saturday 30 December 1995
- from monday 22 april to saturday 20 april
- from Friday May 10 to Saturday May 4
1997
- Monday 6 January to Saturday 4 January
- from monday 5 may to saturday 3 may
- from Friday July 4 to Saturday July 12
- from Friday, December 26 to Saturday, December 20
1998
- from Friday 2 January to Saturday 10 January
- from monday 27 april to saturday 25 april
1999
- from Friday January 8 to Saturday January 16
- from monday 19 april to saturday 17 april
2000
- Monday 8 May to Saturday 13 May
- Monday 6 November to Saturday 11 November
2001
- from Tuesday 2 January to Saturday 20 January
- from friday march 9 to saturday 3 march
- from monday 23 april to saturday 21 april
- from monday 30 april to saturday 28 april
- from Monday 2 July to Saturday 7 July
- from Monday 24 December to Saturday 22 December
- Monday 31 December to Saturday 29 December
2002
- from Wednesday 2 January to Saturday 5 January
- from Friday May 10 to Saturday May 18
- from Friday November 8 to Saturday November 16
2003
- Monday 6 January to Saturday 4 January
- from monday 5 may to saturday 3 may
2004
- from Friday 2 January to Saturday 10 January
- Monday 5 January to Saturday 17 January
- from Tuesday 6 January to Saturday 31 January
- from monday 19 april to saturday 17 april
2005
- from monday 7 march to saturday 12 march
2006
- from Monday 2 January to Saturday 21 January
- Monday 8 May to Saturday 6 May
- Monday 6 November to Saturday 4 November
2007
- from Tuesday 2 January to Saturday 30 December 2006
- from friday march 9 to saturday 3 march
- from monday 16 april to saturday 14 april
- from monday 30 april to saturday 5 may
- from Monday 2 July to Saturday 7 July
- from Monday 24 December to Saturday 22 December
- Monday 31 December to Saturday 29 December
2008
- from Wednesday 2 January to Saturday 12 January
- from monday 5 may to saturday 3 may
- from Friday July 4 to Saturday June 28
- from Friday, December 26 to Saturday, December 20
2009
- from Friday 2 January to Saturday 10 January
- from monday 27 april to saturday 25 april
2010
- from Friday January 8 to Saturday January 16
- Monday 12 April to Saturday 17 April
- from monday 10 may to saturday 15 may
2011
- from monday 7 march to saturday 12 march
- from monday 2 may to saturday 14 may
2012
- from Monday 2 January to Saturday 21 January
- from friday march 9 to sunday march 11
- from monday 23 april to saturday 28 april
- from Monday 2 July to Saturday 30 June
- from Monday 24 December to Saturday 22 December
- Monday 31 December to Saturday 29 December
2013
- from Wednesday 2 January to Saturday 5 January
- from Friday May 10 to Saturday May 18
2014
- from Thursday 2 January to Saturday 4 January
- Monday 6 January to Saturday 11 January
- from Wednesday April 30 to Saturday May 3
- from Friday July 4 to Saturday July 12
- from Friday, December 26 to Saturday, December 20
2015
- from Friday 2 January to Saturday 10 January
- from monday 20 april to saturday 25 april
2016
- from Friday January 8 to Saturday January 16
- from monday 7 march to saturday 5 march
2017
- from Monday 2 January to Saturday 21 January
- from monday 24 april to saturday 29 april
- Monday 8 May to Saturday 6 May
- Monday 6 November to Saturday 4 November
2018
- from Tuesday 2 January to Saturday 20 January
- from friday march 9 to saturday 3 march
- from monday 16 april to saturday 14 april
- from monday 30 april to saturday 28 april
- from Monday 2 July to Saturday 7 July
- from Monday 24 December to Saturday 22 December
- Monday 31 December to Saturday 29 December
2019
- Monday 6 May to Saturday 4 May
- from Wednesday May 8 to Saturday May 11
- from Friday November 8 to Saturday November 16
See also
- Culture of Belarus
Notes
- ↑ In Belarus, one more professional holiday has become more
- ↑ day of military intelligence | Army of Belarus . belarmy.by. Date of treatment October 9, 2015.