Russia Holidays 2019 and Observances 2019
Date |
Name |
Type |
1
January,
Tuesday |
New Year’s Day |
National Holiday |
2
January,
Wednesday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
3
January,
Thursday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
6
January,
Sunday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
7
January,
Monday |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
National holiday, Orthodox |
8
January,
Tuesday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
14
January,
Monday |
Old New Year |
Observance |
14
February,
Thursday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
23
February,
Saturday |
Defender of the Fatherland Day |
National Holiday |
27
February,
Wednesday |
Special Operations Forces Day |
Observance |
8
March,
Friday |
International Women’s Day |
National Holiday |
3
April,
Wednesday |
Isra and Mi’raj |
Muslim |
1
May,
Wednesday |
Spring and Labor Day |
National Holiday |
6
May,
Monday |
Ramadan starts |
Muslim |
9
May,
Thursday |
Victory Day |
National Holiday |
31
May,
Friday |
Lailat al-Qadr |
Muslim |
4
June,
Tuesday |
Eid al-Fitr |
Muslim |
12
June,
Wednesday |
Russia Day |
National Holiday |
12
August,
Monday |
Eid al-Adha |
Muslim |
31
August,
Saturday |
Muharram |
Muslim |
1
September,
Sunday |
Day of Knowledge |
Observance |
4
November,
Monday |
Unity Day |
National Holiday |
9
November,
Saturday |
The Prophet’s Birthday |
Muslim |