Russia Holidays 2020 and Observances 2020
Date |
Name |
Type |
1
January,
Wednesday |
New Year’s Day |
National Holiday |
2
January,
Thursday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
3
January,
Friday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
6
January,
Monday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
7
January,
Tuesday |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
National holiday, Orthodox |
8
January,
Wednesday |
New Year Holiday |
National Holiday |
14
January,
Tuesday |
Old New Year |
Observance |
14
February,
Friday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
23
February,
Sunday |
Defender of the Fatherland Day |
National Holiday |
27
February,
Thursday |
Special Operations Forces Day |
Observance |
8
March,
Sunday |
International Women’s Day |
National Holiday |
22
March,
Sunday |
Isra and Mi’raj |
Muslim |
24
April,
Friday |
Ramadan starts |
Muslim |
1
May,
Friday |
Spring and Labor Day |
National Holiday |
9
May,
Saturday |
Victory Day |
National Holiday |
19
May,
Tuesday |
Lailat al-Qadr |
Muslim |
24
May,
Sunday |
Eid al-Fitr |
Muslim |
12
June,
Friday |
Russia Day |
National Holiday |
31
July,
Friday |
Eid al-Adha |
Muslim |
20
August,
Thursday |
Muharram |
Muslim |
1
September,
Tuesday |
Day of Knowledge |
Observance |
29
October,
Thursday |
The Prophet’s Birthday |
Muslim |
4
November,
Wednesday |
Unity Day |
National Holiday |