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Russia 2025 Public Holidays

17 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
  • Working weekend — A weekend day worked to bridge a holiday.
January 6 holidays
February 1 holidays
March 1 holidays
April
May 4 holidays
June 2 holidays
July
August
September
October
November 2 holidays
December 1 holidays

2025 Holiday List · Russia

17 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 2 Thursday New Year Holiday Public holiday The days immediately after 1 January, where the break runs longer than one day.
Jan 3 Friday New Year Holiday Public holiday The days immediately after 1 January, where the break runs longer than one day.
Jan 6 Monday New Year Holiday Public holiday The days immediately after 1 January, where the break runs longer than one day.
Jan 7 Tuesday Orthodox Christmas Day Public holiday 7 January — 25 December on the Julian calendar.
Jan 8 Wednesday New Year Holiday Public holiday The days immediately after 1 January, where the break runs longer than one day.
Feb 23 Sunday Defender of the Fatherland Day Public holiday
Mar 8 Saturday International Women's Day Public holiday 8 March.
May 1 Thursday Spring and Labor Day Public holiday
May 2 Friday Substitute Holiday for New Year Holidaysubstitute day Public holiday
May 8 Thursday Defender of the Fatherland Day (extra holiday)substitute day Public holiday
May 9 Friday Victory Day Public holiday 8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.
Jun 12 Thursday Russia Day Public holiday
Jun 13 Friday Substitute Holiday for International Women's Daysubstitute day Public holiday
Nov 1 Saturday Working Day Working weekend A weekend day designated as a working day to bridge a holiday.
Nov 3 Monday Unity Day Holiday Public holiday
Nov 4 Tuesday Unity Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Dec 31 Wednesday Substitute Holiday for New Year Holidaysubstitute day Public holiday
Show 16 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 14 Tuesday Old New Year Observance
Jan 27 Monday Isra and Mi'raj Observance 27 Rajab.
Feb 14 Friday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 1 Saturday Ramadan starts Observance
Mar 20 Thursday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 27 Thursday Lailat al-Qadr Observance One of the last odd-numbered nights of Ramadan, most often 27 Ramadan.
Mar 30 Sunday Eid al-Fitr Observance 1 Shawwal, the day after Ramadan ends. The date depends on a moon sighting and is often confirmed only a day or two in advance.
Apr 20 Sunday Orthodox Easter Observance Computed on the Julian calendar, usually one to five weeks after Western Easter.
Jun 6 Friday Eid al-Adha Observance 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, about seventy days after Eid al-Fitr, confirmed by moon sighting.
Jun 21 Saturday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Jun 26 Thursday Muharram Observance 1 Muharram — the Islamic new year.
Sep 4 Thursday The Prophet's Birthday Observance 12 Rabi' al-Awwal — 17 Rabi' al-Awwal in the Shia tradition.
Sep 22 Monday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 19 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Nov 30 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Dec 21 Sunday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

New Year Holiday

The days immediately after 1 January, where the break runs longer than one day.

An additional day off attached to New Year's Day. Countries that treat the turn of the year as a multi-day break — much of Eastern Europe, Japan, and parts of Asia — grant these beyond 1 January.

Orthodox Christmas Day

7 January — 25 December on the Julian calendar.

Christmas as observed by churches following the Julian calendar, thirteen days after the Gregorian date. A public holiday in Russia, Serbia, Georgia, Ethiopia and other Orthodox-majority countries.

International Women's Day

8 March.

Marks the struggle for women's rights, with roots in the labour movement of the early 1900s. A full public holiday across the post-Soviet states; a half day for women only in China; and an observance in most of the rest of the world.

Victory Day

8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.

Marks the end of the Second World War in Europe. Western Europe keeps 8 May; Russia and most post-Soviet states keep 9 May, because the surrender took effect after midnight Moscow time.

Unity Day

Varies by country.

Marks national unification or reconciliation — German reunification, Russia's Day of National Unity, and similar anniversaries elsewhere.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com