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]
Other holidays and commemorative days
| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
| February 23 |
Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day |
Дзень абаронцы Айчыны (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny) |
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| March 15 |
Constitution Day |
Дзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji) |
Adopted in 1994 |
| April 2 |
Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day |
Дзень яднання народаў Беларусi i Расii (Dzień jadnannia narodaŭ Bielarusi i Rasii) |
Example |
| April 26 |
Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day |
Dzień čarnobyĺskaj trahiedyi |
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| Second Sunday of May |
State Flag and State Emblem Day |
Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Гебра (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hiebra) |
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| June 22 |
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. |
In additional there are a number of traditional holidays.
| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
| July 6/7 |
Kupalle |
Купалле (Kupallie) |
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| November 2 |
Dziady |
Дзяды (Dziady) |
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| moveable |
Catholic Easter |
Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) |
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| moveable |
Orthodox Easter |
Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) |
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