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Belarusian Holidays

Belarusian Holidays

Various public & national holidays observed in Belarus


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January 1New YearНовы год (Novy Hod)
January 7Orthodox ChristmasКаляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja)
March 8International Women's DayМiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień)
May 1International Labor DayДзень працы (Dzień Pracy)
May 9Victory DayДзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi)Marks the victory against Germany in World War II
July 3Independence DayДзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci)Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive
November 7October Revolution DayДзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi)
December 25Catholic ChristmasКаляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija)
moveable Commemoration DayΠадунiца (Radunica)9 days after Orthodox Eastersitesworld.com

Other holidays and commemorative days

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February 23Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces dayДзень абаронцы Айчыны (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny)
March 15Constitution DayДзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji)Adopted in 1994
April 2Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus DayДзень яднання народаў Беларусi i Πасii (Dzień jadnannia narodaŭ Bielarusi i Rasii)
April 26Chernobyl tragedy commemorative dayDzień čarnobyĺskaj trahiedyi
Second Sunday of MayState Flag and State Emblem DayДзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Гебра (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hiebra)
June 22Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic WarДзень усенароднай памяці ахвяр Вялікай Айчыннай вайны (Dzień usienarodnaj pamiaci achviar Vialikaj Ajčynnaj vajny)In solemn remembrance of all the victims of the Second World War, and in commemoration of the heroic last stand of Brest Fortress in 1941, on the very country and city (Brest) in which the Eastern Front began.sitesworld.com

In additional there are a number of traditional holidays.

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July 6/7KupalleКупалле (Kupallie)
November 2DziadyДзяды (Dziady)
moveable Catholic EasterВялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki)
moveable Orthodox EasterВялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny)sitesworld.com