January |
1 |
New
Year's Day |
January |
7 |
Russian
Orthodox Christmas |
| January |
7-19 |
Svyatki
(Saint Days) |
| January |
14 |
Old New
Year's Day |
| January |
16 |
Russian Winter
Festival |
| January
|
25 |
St. Tatiana Day
(beginning of Winter Holiday) |
| February |
14 |
Valentines
Day |
| February |
23 |
Defender
of the State Day (Warrior's Day) |
| February |
27 |
Maslenitsa, or Blini Days
begin |
| March |
1 |
Forgiving
Day |
March |
8 |
Women's
Day |
| April |
1 |
Fool Day
(Day of Laughter) |
| April |
12 |
Cosmonaut's
Day |
May |
1 |
Labor
Day |
| May |
1 |
Valpurgis Night |
| May |
4 |
Festival
of Moscow Stars |
May |
5 |
Russian
Orthodox Easter |
May |
9 |
Victory
Day |
| June |
1 |
Day of
Children's Defence |
| June |
6 |
Pushkin's Birthday |
| June |
7 |
Day of
Independence |
| June |
19 |
Red Hill Holiday |
| June |
21 |
White
Nights Festival begins |
late
June to mid July
usually starts around
equinox |
| July |
11 |
White
Nights Festival ends |
| July |
14 |
Ivan Kupala
Day |
| July |
28 |
Navy Day |
| August |
14 |
Honey Spas |
| August |
19 |
Apple Spas |
| August |
19 |
Day of the Failed August, 1991 Coup |
| August |
22 |
Day of the
Russian Fleet |
| September |
1 |
International
Day of Peace |
| September |
1 |
Day of
Knowledge |
| September |
8 |
Siege of Leningrad Day |
| September |
19 |
Moscow
Day |
| September |
21 |
Mother's Day |
| October |
1 |
Day of Old
People |
| October |
6 |
Teacher's Day |
November |
7 |
Accord
& Reconciliation Day |
| November |
10 |
Militsiya (Police)
Day |
| November |
17 |
International
Student's Day |
| December |
4 |
The Bringing
into the Temple |
| December |
12 |
Constitution
Day |
| December |
25 |
Russian
Winter Festival (through to Jan 5) |
