Belarus calendar. Public holidays in Belarus. Professional holidays of the country

Belarus was once part of a huge, ethnically contrasting state. As part of this state, national holidays were celebrated, demonstrations and large-scale celebrations were held.

Over time, everything has changed, Belarus is already living an independent life.

But how did such changes affect the country's holiday calendar?

A little about the country

Belarus gained its independence in the summer of 1991. A unitary form of government was established in it, and its permanent head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, holds this high-ranking post to this day.

The territorial neighbors of Belarus are the Baltic countries - Latvia and Lithuania, Poland, as well as the Slavic lands of Russia and Ukraine.

The population of the country is made up of Belarusians, in the overwhelming majority, 83%, then Russians, Poles, Ukrainians. A small percentage are foreign citizens of different European countries.

Major holidays

The continuity of the Belarusian people has influenced the fact that many holidays have been preserved on the territory of the state, which were once celebrated as part of the great state. They also include major holidays celebrated by most countries.

January 1 - New Year. A distinctive feature is that in Belarus there are no long ten-day holidays dedicated to the celebration of the New Year and Christmas. Non-working days are 31 December and 1 January, as well as 7 January. All other days are working days.
January 7 - Christmas.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
May 1 is the Day of Peace, Spring and Labor.
November 7 is the Day of the October Revolution.

These days are officially considered days off.

National holidays

National holidays are "red" calendar dates that have important historical and social significance within the Republic of Belarus.

March 15 is Constitution Day. The holiday originates on the day of the adoption of the main code of laws of the state - the Constitution, namely March 15, 1994.
April 2 is the celebration of the unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia. Perhaps, if we conduct a survey among the population, asking: “What is one of the main and significant holidays in Belarus?” - most people will name this particular holiday. On April 2, 1996, a significant event for the country took place - the signing in Moscow of the Treaty on the Community of Belarus and Russia, which was signed by the heads of two states - Yeltsin and Lukashenko.
May 2nd Sunday is the day of the national flag and coat of arms, symbols of unity and independence of the country.
July 3 is Independence Day. This event is timed to 1944, when the Belarusian capital was completely liberated from enemy invaders. On this day, Belarusians remember the fallen liberators who sacrificed themselves for the sake of the prosperity of not only the nation, but of all mankind. The celebration is accompanied by a solemn procession along one of the main streets of Minsk.
The night from July 6 to 7 is one of the national holidays of Belarus - Kupalle. On this holiday, Belarusians remember ancient national rituals, folk songs and dances, dance, swim in the river and, most importantly, jump over the fire. National holidays in Belarus are celebrated, accompanied by solemn demonstrations and processions.

Professional holidays of the country

Like Belarus, they can be dedicated to various kinds of professions. These days are not public holidays.

January 5th is the holiday of social security workers.
January 19 - Service Day of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The last Sunday of January is the Day of Science of the Republic of Belarus.
January 25 - Day of university students.
February 21 - Day of Land and Cartographic Specialists.
February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day.
March 4 is a date dedicated to honoring the police.
The fourth Sunday in March is the Day of Housing and Public Utilities Employees.

Professional holidays in Belarus in April:

The first Sunday of April is a date related to geologists.
The second April Sunday is the day of the Air Defense Forces.
April 8 is a holiday for employees of military commissariats.

Holidays in May in Belarus:

May 7 is Radio Day.
Chemists celebrate their professional holiday on the last Sunday of May.

Among others:

The second Sunday of June - light industry workers celebrate their day.
The third Sunday of June is a date dedicated to medical workers.
June 26 - Day of the Prosecutor's Office.
June 30 is the date of workers' economic activities.
The second Sunday in July is Tax Services Day.
The third Sunday of July is called Metallurgical Industry Workers' Day.
July 25 is the holiday of fire service workers.
The last Sunday of July is celebrated by trade workers.
The first Sunday of August is the professional celebration of railway workers.
The first Sunday of September is celebrated by workers in the gas, fuel and oil industries.
The second Sunday of September is Tankman's Day.
September 20 is the national holiday of the customs services, as well as Forestry Day.
The last Sunday of September is Engineer's Day.
The first Sunday in October is Teacher's Day.

Along with the Russian holidays of military services, these celebrations also take place in Belarus. The dates of their celebration coincide with Russian dates.

Memorable dates

Every year, residents of the Republic honor the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War, as well as those who died from other disasters.

May 9 is the holiday of the Great Victory. This holiday in May in Belarus is also highly revered, as in Russia.
The 9th day after Easter is called Radunitsa. At this time, it is customary to remember the dead. People visit cemeteries, put graves in order.
April 26 is the date of the Chernobyl disaster.
On June 22, Belarusians honor and commemorate the victims of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
February 15 is a tribute to the memory of the soldiers-internationalists.

Orthodox and Catholic holidays

Belarusians, who respect the faith and honor Orthodox or Catholic holidays, never miss such great holidays as:

Holy Easter holiday;
April 7 - Day of the Holy Mother of God;
April 12 - Catholic Easter;
December 25 - Catholics celebrate Christmas;
January 19 - Epiphany;
Maslenitsa is celebrated from February 21 and for 7 days.

Major church holidays are listed here. However, the Orthodox calendar presents many days of veneration of saints.

Do Belarusians have holidays?

Unlike the same Russia, where holidays are an occasion to once again arrange a day off, in Belarus they look at it a little differently.

For example, if a holiday coincides with a weekend - Saturday or Sunday, then the following weekday is a working day, and the day off is not transferred to it.

Or, if the holiday fell in the middle of the working week, then the weekdays following the holiday are turned into non-working days, but on the condition that they will be worked out on Saturday of the next week.

May holidays in Belarus, as well as New Year's celebrations, operate on the same principle.

A specialized calendar that takes into account all weekends, holidays and working days. Based on this set, the norm of working time is calculated for the options of 40-, 36-, 24-hour working weeks in hours and days. The production calendar of Belarus for 2018 contains all the information on the transfer of working days, working hours on pre-holiday days. It should be noted that according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 157 “On public holidays, holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus”, if a holiday coincides with a day off, it is not transferred to the next working day. Only transfers of weekdays that fall between a weekend and a holiday are possible, which are regulated by the employer. So, the 2018 production calendar for Belarus is next.

Public holidays in 2018 for Belarus according to the production calendar

January 1 - New Year.
January 7 - Christmas (Orthodox Christmas).
March 8 - Women's Day.
April 25 - Radunitsa (according to the calendar of the Orthodox denomination).
May 1 - Labor Day.
May 9 - Victory Day.
July 3 - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day).
November 7 - Day of the October Revolution.
December 25 - Christmas (Catholic Christmas).

Production calendar 2018 Belarus

This calendar serves as the basis for drawing up work schedules, and also with its help the number of working hours in a particular month is determined and wages are calculated. The production calendar reliably shows which days are shortened working days, which holidays or days off. The estimated norm of working hours is established annually. On its basis, the employer determines the length of working time during which the employee is required to be at the workplace, draws up a work (shift) schedule, and also monitors compliance with the length of working hours established by the Labor Code. The production calendar is a special calendar compiled on the basis of government regulations, taking into account weekends and holidays for the current year.

Production calendar 2018 Belarus - public holidays

March 15 - Constitution Day.
April 2 - Day of unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia.
May 9 - Victory Day (non-working day).
May 13 (second Sunday in May) - Day of the State Emblem and the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus.
July 3 - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day) (non-working day).

National holidays of 2018 Belarus

January 1 - New Year (non-working day).
February 23 - Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
March 8 - Women's Day (non-working day).
May 1 - Labor Day (non-working day).
November 7 - Day of the October Revolution (non-working day).

Transfer of working days in 2018 in Belarus according to the production calendar

According to the government decree on the postponement of holidays in 2018, the days off (Saturday and Sunday) on January 6 and 7 are transferred to Friday March 9 and Wednesday May 2, respectively. The labor week on the eve of the Spring and Labor Day will last six days: the day off from Saturday, April 28, goes to Monday, April 30. Long working weeks await the Russians also before the Day of Russia (moving the day off from Saturday June 9 to Monday June 11) and on the eve of the meeting in 2019 (from Saturday December 29 to Monday December 31). Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 903 dated November 29, 2017 approved the procedure for postponing working days in 2018:

from Tuesday, January 2, 2018 to Saturday, January 20, 2018.
from Friday, March 9, 2018 to Saturday, March 3, 2018.
from Monday, April 16, 2018 to Saturday, April 14, 2018.
from Monday, April 30, 2018 to Saturday, April 28, 2018.
from Monday, July 2, 2018 to Saturday, July 7, 2018.
from Monday, December 24, 2018 to Saturday, December 22, 2018.
from Monday, December 31, 2018 to Saturday, December 29, 2018.

Shortened working days in 2018 for Belarus

March 7th.
April 28th.
May 8
July 7th
November 6th.
Dec 22.
December 29th.

Working hours for 2018 Belarus

The norm of working hours for 2018 with a 40-hour working week is 1943 hours. The average monthly number of working hours in 2018 is 161.92 hours. In Bashkortostan, according to the production calendar in 2018, with a five-day working week with two days off, there will be 244 working days, including working days shortened by one hour (February 22, March 7, April 28, May 8, June 14, August 20, 10 October and December 29), and 121 days off, taking into account additional days of rest due to the coincidence of non-working holidays with days off.

Religious holidays in 2018

January 7 - Christmas (Orthodox Christmas) (non-working day).
April 1, 2018 - Catholic Easter.
April 8, 2018 - Orthodox Easter.
April 17, 2018 - Radunitsa (according to the calendar of the Orthodox denomination) (non-working day).
November 2 - Day of Remembrance.
December 25 - Christmas (Catholic Christmas) (non-working day).

Production calendar 2018 Belarus - memorable dates

February 15 - Day of Remembrance of Warriors - Internationalists.
April 26 - Day of the Chernobyl tragedy.
June 22 - Day of national memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War.

A public holiday is a holiday established in the Republic of Belarus to commemorate an event of particular historical or socio-political significance for the Republic of Belarus, which had a significant impact on the development of the Belarusian state and society.

Public holidays in Belarus are established in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157 "On public holidays, holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus"

The following public holidays are celebrated in the Republic of Belarus:

Holidays are celebrated:

nationwide

religious

Declared non-working days:

The decision to establish public holidays and public holidays, to give the corresponding event the status of a public holiday is made by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

A draft of such a decision is submitted in accordance with the general procedure established for submitting draft acts of the President of the Republic of Belarus for consideration by the President of the Republic of Belarus. A reasoned justification for the need for its adoption is attached to the project.
On state holidays and national holidays, the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus is hoisted in accordance with the law.

On the occasion of state holidays and holidays, official celebrations, military parades, artillery salutes and fireworks are carried out in accordance with the law.

Days dedicated to outstanding events, traditional dates, honoring employees of a certain profession, sector of the economy or field of activity, etc., are public holidays, if it is established by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

Dates that do not have signs of public holidays or holidays, but are associated with certain historical events in the life of the state and society, or traditionally celebrated by certain categories of citizens, are memorable dates.

The Republic of Belarus may celebrate holidays established by acts of international organizations, other international legal documents.

Belarus celebrates state, professional, international, church, folk, unusual holidays.

Most important dates:

New Year
Orthodox Christmas
Women's Day
Radunitsa
labor holiday
Victory Day
Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus
October Revolution Day
christmas catholic

Public holidays in Belarus are established to commemorate events that are of particular historical significance for the country and have influenced its development. They are established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157 “On public holidays, holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus”. These days, official celebrations are held, military parades, fireworks, the state flag is raised.

Professional holidays are dedicated to honoring specialists of a certain profession.

International holidays are celebrated in different countries. They are established by the UN and other international organizations.

Church holidays are days of honoring the memory of saints, remembrance of sacred events.

Folk holidays are associated with the events of the church calendar or are of pagan origin. They are rich in traditions, rituals and signs.

Unusual holidays - non-standard, original events.