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