Public holidays in Belarus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year | Новы год (Novy Hod) | |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Каляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja) | |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Мiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień) | |
| May 1 | International Labor Day | Дзень працы (Dzień Pracy) | |
| May 9 | Victory Day | Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) | Marks the victory against Germany in World War II |
| July 3 | Independence Day | Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) | Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive |
| November 7 | October Revolution Day | Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) | |
| December 25 | Catholic Christmas | Каляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija) | |
| moveable | Commemoration Day | Радунiца (Radunica) | 9 days after Orthodox Easter |
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) | |
| 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 jadnańnia narodaŭ Biełarusi i Rasii) | |
| April 26 | Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day | Dzień čarnobylskaj trahiedyji | |
| Second Sunday of May | State Flag and State Emblem Day | Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Герба (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hierba) | |
| 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. |
Also, there are a number of traditional holidays.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6/7 | Kupalle | Купалле (Kupalle) | |
| November 2 | Dziady | Дзяды (Dziady) | |
| moveable | Catholic Easter | Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) | |
| moveable | Orthodox Easter | Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) |
See also
- Freedom Day on March 25, a holiday observed by the opposition to Alexander Lukashenko