Holidays
The Presidential Edict of the Republic of Belarus of 26.03.1998 № 157 (as amended in. the Presidential Edicts of the Republic of Belarus of 19.06.1998 № 318, of 08.10.1998 № 486, of 04.11.1998 № 527, of 21.01.1999 № 50, of 12.05.1999 № 268, of 11.06.1999 № 328, of 02.02.2000 № 35, of 19.06.2001 № 345, of 08.09.2001 № 483, of 17.09.2001 № 505, of 05.11.2002 № 557) establishes the following holidays:
State Holidays | |
March 15 | Constitution Day |
April 2 | Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia |
May 9 | Victory Day |
second Sunday of May | Day of the National Emblem and the |
July 3 | Independence Day of the Republic of |
Republican Holidays | |
January 1 | New Year |
February 23 | Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland |
March 8 | Women's Day |
May 1 | Labor Day |
November 7 | Day of the October Revolution |
Religious Holidays | |
January 7 | Christmas (Orthodox) |
Different every year | Easter |
Different every year | Radunitsa |
November 2 | Remembrance Day (Dzyady) |
December 25 | Christmas (Catholic) |
Professional /General Holidays | |
January 5 | Day of Social Worker |
First Sunday of January | Day of Bank and Financial Workers |
January 19 | Day of Rescuers |
Last Sunday of January | Day of Belarusian Science |
March 4 | Day of the Militia |
Forth Sunday of March | Day of Workers of Communal Services |
First Sunday of April | Day of Geologists |
May 5 | Day of Print |
May 7 | Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers |
Third Saturday of May | Day of Fitness and Sports Workers |
May 28 | Day of Boarder Guards |
Last Sunday of May | Day of Chemists |
Second Sunday of June | Day of Light Industry Workers |
Third Sunday of June | Day of Medical Personnel |
June 26 | Day of Prosecution Office Workers |
Last Saturday of June | Day of Inventors and Innovators |
June 30 | Day of Economists |
First Sunday of July | Day of Water Transport Workers |
Second Sunday of July | Day of Tax Office Workers |
Third Sunday of July | Day of Metallurgists |
July 25 | Day of Firemen |
Last Sunday of July | Day of Retail Workers |
First Sunday of August | Day of Railway Workers |
Second Sunday of August | Day of Construction Workers |
August 23 | Day of Statisticians |
Last Sunday of August | Day of Miners |
First Sunday of September | Day of Oil, Gas and Fuel Industry Workers |
September 20 | Day of Customs Officers |
Third Sunday of September | Day of Forestry Workers |
Last Sunday of September | Day of Machine Building Industry Workers |
October 6 | Day of Archive Workers |
First Sunday of October | Day of Teachers |
Second Sunday of October | Day of Culture Workers |
October 14 | Day of Standardization |
October 15 | Day of Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Industry Workers |
Last Sunday of October | Day of Automobile and Road Services Workers |
First Sunday of November | Day of Civil Aviation Workers |
Third Sunday of November | Day of Agriculture and Food Processing Industry Workers |
First Sunday of December | Day of Lawyers |
December 20 | Day of State Security Office Workers |
December 22 | Day of Energy Industry Workers |
January 21 | Day of Engineer Forces (In Army) |
Second Sunday of April | Day of Anti-Aircraft Forces |
August 2 | Day of Paratroopers |
August 6 | Day of Railway Forces (In Army) |
Third Sunday of August | Day of Air Forces |
Second Sunday of September | Day of Tankmen |
November 19 | Day of Missile Forces and Artillery |
March 15 | Day of Consumers |
May 15 | The Family Day |
June 5 | Day of Environment Protection |
Last Sunday of June | Day of the Youth |
September 1 | Day of Knowledge |
First Sunday of September | Day of the Belarusian Written Language |
Third Tuesday of September | Day of Peace |
October 1 | Day of Senior Citizens |
October 14 | Mother's Day |
December 3 | Day of Handicapped Persons of the Republic of Belarus |
December 10 | The Human Rights Day |
December 17 | Day of the Belarusian Cinema |
Non-official Holidays | |
January 14 | Old New Year |
February 14 | St. Valentine's Day |
March 25 | Day of the Will (Anniversary of Creation of Belarusian Peoples Republic) |
Memorial Days | |
February 15 | Day of Remembrance of Soldiers – Internationalists |
April 26 | Day of the Chernobyl Tragedy |
June 22 | Day of National Commemoration of the World War II Victims |
