Holiday Article

Date	Name	Type / Location
Thursday, Jan 1	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Friday, Jan 2	New Year Holiday Week	National Holiday
Monday, Jan 5	New Year Holiday Week	National Holiday
Tuesday, Jan 6	New Year Holiday Week	National Holiday
Wednesday, Jan 7	Orthodox Christmas	National Holiday, Orthodox
Thursday, Jan 8	New Year Holiday Week	National Holiday
Wednesday, Jan 14	Old New Year	Observance
Friday, Jan 16	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Saturday, Feb 14	Valentine's Day	Observance

Wednesday, Feb 18	Ramadan Begins	Muslim
Monday, Feb 23	Defender of the Fatherland Day	National Holiday
Friday, Feb 27	Special Operations Forces Day	De Facto Holiday
Sunday, Mar 8	International Women's Day	National Holiday
Sunday, Mar 15	Laylat al-Qadr	Muslim
Friday, Mar 20	March Equinox	Season
Friday, Mar 20	Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)	Muslim
Sunday, Apr 12	Orthodox Easter	Observance, Orthodox
Friday, May 1	Spring and Labor Day	National Holiday
Saturday, May 9	Victory Day	National Holiday
Monday, May 11	Victory Day observed	National Holiday
Wednesday, May 27	Eid al-Adha	Muslim
Friday, Jun 12	Russia Day	National Holiday
Wednesday, Jun 17	Muharram / Islamic New Year	Muslim
Sunday, Jun 21	June Solstice	Season

Wednesday, Aug 26	Mawlid / Prophet's Birthday	Muslim
Tuesday, Sep 1	Day of Knowledge	Observance
Wednesday, Sep 23	September Equinox	Season
Wednesday, Nov 4	Unity Day	National Holiday
Monday, Dec 21	December Solstice	Season

Russia Holidays in 2026