Праздники России

Праздники России lists the official holidays observed across the Russian Federation, including state holidays, religious observances, banking closures, and commemorative days. The calendar follows the Russian national holiday framework and reflects the annual civil schedule used across Russia, where public institutions, employers, and financial organisations adjust for non-working days and transfer rules when holidays fall near weekends. It is a holidays calendar in the strict sense: the entries centre on nationwide observances rather than regional festivities or informal commemorations. The schedule typically includes New Year, Orthodox Christmas, Defender of the Fatherland Day, International Women’s Day, Spring and Labour Day, and other fixed or moving observances that shape the year in Russia. Sample entries show the familiar winter period of New Year’s holidays and Christmas, followed by late-winter and spring observances such as 23 February and 8 March, then the May public holiday period. In the Russian system, some dates are one-day observances while others extend into multi-day breaks, so the calendar reflects both single public holidays and longer periods of non-working time that affect schools, offices, and banks. Individuals managing travel, office closures, payroll cycles, family plans, or reporting deadlines can use this smart calendar feed exactly once in their own calendar app. It is free to subscribe and can be added to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook, making the national schedule visible alongside meetings and reminders. That is especially useful for planners who need the Russian public holiday pattern at hand without checking a separate reference each time a non-working day shifts into view. The calendar updates regularly so changes in the official Russian holiday timetable, including year-end adjustments and transferred days, appear automatically. That matters most in Russia because holiday periods can affect business hours, transport planning, school breaks, and bank operations across the country.