Holiday Guide for Russia in 2019

Russia 2019

Russia
2019

Russia information

Population: 144.10m
Capital: Moscow
Calling Code: (7)
Time Zone: +3 UTC
Currency: Russian ruble
Language: Russian

List of National Holidays in Russia in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Russia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Wednesday January 2nd New Year's Holiday (bridge day) Russia: Traditional holiday period between New Year and Orthodox Christmas
	Thursday January 3rd New Year's Holiday (bridge day) Russia: Traditional holiday period between New Year and Orthodox Christmas
	Friday January 4th Long Weekend! New Year's Holiday (bridge day) Russia: Traditional holiday period between New Year and Orthodox Christmas
	Monday January 7th Long Weekend! Orthodox Christmas Russia: The Orthodox Church recognises January 7th as the day that Jesus was born
	Tuesday January 8th New Year's Holiday (bridge day) Russia: Traditional holiday period between New Year and Orthodox Christmas
	Saturday February 23rd Defence of the Fatherland Day Russia: Defence of the Fatherland day honors those who are currently serving in the Armed Forces and those who have served in the past
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! International Women's Day Russia: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Wednesday May 1st Day of Spring and Labor Russia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 2nd Public Holiday Russia: This additional holiday for Spring and Labour Day will be compensated by Saturday January 5th
	Friday May 3rd Long Weekend! Public Holiday Russia: This additional holiday for Spring and Labour Day will be compensated by Sunday January 6th
	Thursday May 9th Victory Day Russia: Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War
	Friday May 10th Long Weekend! Public Holiday (bridge day) Russia: This bridge public holiday has been declared as Victory Day falls on a Thursday in 2019. It was compensated by Saturday February 23rd 2019.
	Wednesday June 12th Russia Day Russia: Russia Day commemorates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation
	Monday November 4th Long Weekend! Day of Unity Russia: Russia's newest holiday celebrates the liberation of Moscow from Polish troops in 1612.

Notes

If a annual public holiday falls on a Tuesday, the Monday will be declared a bridge holiday and a Saturday will be declared a working day as compensation.