National holidays in Belarus are classified into state holidays and other holidays and commemorative days, including religious holidays. Nine of them are non-working days. [1]
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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1-2 January | New Year's Day | Новы год (Novy Hod) | |
7 January | Orthodox Christmas | Каляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja) | |
8 March | International Women's Day | Мiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień) | |
moveable | Radonitsa | Радунiца (Radunica) | 9 days after Orthodox Easter |
1 May | Labour Day | Дзень працы (Dzień Pracy) | |
9 May | Victory Day | Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) | Marks the victory against Germany in World War II |
3 July | Independence Day | Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) | Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive |
7 November | October Revolution Day | Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) | |
25 December | Christmas Day | Каляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija) |
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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23 February | Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces Day | Дзень абаронцы Айчыны і Дзень Узброеных Сіл (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny i Dzień Uzbrojenych Sil) | |
4 March | Day of the Police of Belarus | Дзень міліцыі Беларусі (Dzień milicyi Bielarusi) | |
15 March | Constitution Day | Дзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji) | Adopted in 1994 |
2 April | Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day | Дзень яднання народаў Беларусі i Расii (Dzień jadnańnia narodaŭ Biełarusi i Rasii) | |
Second Sunday of May | State Flag and State Emblem Day | Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Герба (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hierba) | |
17 September | National Unity Day | Дзень народнага адзiнства |
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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15 February | Afghan War Veterans Day | Дзень памяці воінаў-інтэрнацыяналістаў (Dzień pamiaci voinaŭ-internacyjanalistaŭ) | It commermorates the end of the Soviet-Afghan War. |
26 April | Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day | Dzień čarnobylskaj trahiedyji | |
22 June | Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic War | Дзень усенароднай памяці ахвяр Вялікай Айчыннай вайны (Dzień usienarodnaj pamiaci achviar Vialikaj Ajčynnaj vajny) | In solemn remembrance of all the victims of the Second World War, and in commemoration of the heroic last stand of Brest Fortress in 1941, on the very country and city ( Brest) in which the Eastern Front began. |
Also, there are a number of traditional holidays.
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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6-7 July | Kupalle | Купалле (Kupalle) | |
2 November | Dziady | Дзяды (Dziady) | |
moveable | Catholic Easter | Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) | |
moveable | Orthodox Easter | Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) |
National holidays in Belarus are classified into state holidays and other holidays and commemorative days, including religious holidays. Nine of them are non-working days. [1]
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
1-2 January | New Year's Day | Новы год (Novy Hod) | |
7 January | Orthodox Christmas | Каляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja) | |
8 March | International Women's Day | Мiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień) | |
moveable | Radonitsa | Радунiца (Radunica) | 9 days after Orthodox Easter |
1 May | Labour Day | Дзень працы (Dzień Pracy) | |
9 May | Victory Day | Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) | Marks the victory against Germany in World War II |
3 July | Independence Day | Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) | Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive |
7 November | October Revolution Day | Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) | |
25 December | Christmas Day | Каляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija) |
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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23 February | Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces Day | Дзень абаронцы Айчыны і Дзень Узброеных Сіл (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny i Dzień Uzbrojenych Sil) | |
4 March | Day of the Police of Belarus | Дзень міліцыі Беларусі (Dzień milicyi Bielarusi) | |
15 March | Constitution Day | Дзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji) | Adopted in 1994 |
2 April | Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day | Дзень яднання народаў Беларусі i Расii (Dzień jadnańnia narodaŭ Biełarusi i Rasii) | |
Second Sunday of May | State Flag and State Emblem Day | Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Герба (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hierba) | |
17 September | National Unity Day | Дзень народнага адзiнства |
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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15 February | Afghan War Veterans Day | Дзень памяці воінаў-інтэрнацыяналістаў (Dzień pamiaci voinaŭ-internacyjanalistaŭ) | It commermorates the end of the Soviet-Afghan War. |
26 April | Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day | Dzień čarnobylskaj trahiedyji | |
22 June | Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic War | Дзень усенароднай памяці ахвяр Вялікай Айчыннай вайны (Dzień usienarodnaj pamiaci achviar Vialikaj Ajčynnaj vajny) | In solemn remembrance of all the victims of the Second World War, and in commemoration of the heroic last stand of Brest Fortress in 1941, on the very country and city ( Brest) in which the Eastern Front began. |
Also, there are a number of traditional holidays.
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
6-7 July | Kupalle | Купалле (Kupalle) | |
2 November | Dziady | Дзяды (Dziady) | |
moveable | Catholic Easter | Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) | |
moveable | Orthodox Easter | Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) |