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Public Holidays in Russia

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 January — New Year Holidays;

7 January — Christmas Day;

23 February — Defender of the Fatherland Day;

8 March — International Women’s Day;

1 May — Spring and Labour Holiday;

9 May — Victory Day;

12 June — Day of Russia;

13 June — Holiday;

4 November — National Unity Day.

The following days are additional holidays in Russia for 2022:

7 March — Monday;

10 May — Tuesday.

The following days are working days in Russia in 2022:

5 March — Saturday.

The information on the Bank of Russia’s operations in the domestic financial market and the working schedule of the Bank of Russia’s settlement system on Holidays in 2022 shall be announced additionally.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 January — New Year Holidays;

7 January — Christmas Day;

23 February — Defender of the Fatherland Day;

8 March — International Women’s Day;

1 May — Spring and Labour Holiday;

9 May — Victory Day;

10 May — Holiday;

12 June — Day of Russia;

14 June — Holiday;

4 November — National Unity Day.

The following days are additional holidays in Russia for 2021:

22 February — Monday;

5 November — Friday;

31 December — Friday.

The following days are additional working days in Russia for 2021:

20 February — Saturday.

The information on the Bank of Russia’s operations in the domestic financial market and the working schedule of the Bank of Russia’s settlement system on Holidays in 2021 shall be announced additionally.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 January — New Year Holidays;

7 January — Christmas Day;

23 February — Defender of the Fatherland Day;

24 February — Holiday;

8 March — International Women’s Day;

9 March — Holiday;

1 May — Spring and Labour Holiday;

9 May — Victory Day;

11 May — Holiday;

12 June — Day of Russia;

4 November — National Unity Day.

The following days are additional holidays in Russia for 2020:

The information on the Bank of Russia’s operations in the domestic financial market and the working schedule of the Bank of Russia’s settlement system on Holidays in 2020 shall be announced additionally.

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Task 3

You are going to give a talk about public holidays in Russia. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).

Remember to say:

You have to talk continuously.

ОТВЕТЫ:

А — сложный

I’m going to give a talk about public holidays in Russia.

In Russia we have got many holidays. The most popular holiday in our country is New Year’s Eve. Victory Day on May 9 is one of our favourite holidays too. Also, Men’s Day and Women’s Day should be mentioned. Of course, I love New Year and New Year holidays. I like it because of a special fairy mood when everybody, even adults, believes in miracle. I love how my city looks during this time of the year too.

I think all Russians celebrate my favourite public holiday. We all have very similar traditions how to spend the New Year night. We have a huge festive dinner, then exchange presents, play games and if the weather is good enough we go for a walk. There are a lot of holiday fireworks outside in my city.

Obviously, I have got a positive attitude to holidays. I’m sure everybody loves holidays.

I think that’s all that I wanted to tell you about holidays in my country and my family.

B — простой

I’m going to give a talk about public holidays in Russia.

In Russia we have got many holidays. The most popular holiday is New Year’s Eve. Victory Day on May 9 is one of our favourite holidays too. Also, Men’s Day and Women’s Day should be mentioned.

Of course, I love New Year and New Year holidays. I like it because of a special mood when everybody believes in miracle. I love how my city looks during this time of the year too.

I think all Russians celebrate New Year’s Eve. We all have very similar traditions. We have a festive dinner and we always give and get presents. There are a lot of holiday fireworks outside in my city.

I have got a positive attitude to holidays. I’m sure everybody loves holidays.

I think that’s all that I wanted to tell you about holidays in my country.

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HOLIDAYS IN RUSSIA

There are many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations.

The major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day.

The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes heating 12 o’clock.

There are a lot of New Year traditions m Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year’s Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own.

A renewed holiday in our country is Christmas. It is celebrated on the 7th of January. It’s a religious holiday and a lot of people go to church services on that day.

On the 8th of March we celebrate Women’s Day when men are supposed to do everything about the house and cook all the meals.

The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day. On the 9th of May, 1945, the Soviet Army and its allies completely defeated the German fascists and the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War ended. A magnificent memorial on Poklonnaya Gora has been built to commemorate the Victory. Many veterans took part in the military parade and laid wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. All stood in silence for a minute. Radio and television broadcast popular war songs all day long. A lot of guests from different countries of the world came to Moscow to participate in the celebrations.

Independence Day is a new holiday in our country. On the 12th of June, 1992, the first President of Russia was elected.

We also celebrate Day of the Defender of Motherland on the 23d of February, Easter, Day of Knowledge and lots of professional holidays which are not public holidays and banks, offices and schools do not close.

21. Learn the following words by heart:

to see the new year in – встречать новый год

to greet – встречать

to beat (beat, beaten) – бить

a New Year tree – новогодняя елка

to glitter – блестеть, сверкать

to consider – считать

the young – молодежь

men are supposed to. – предполагается, что мужчины…

to defeat – наносить поражение, разбивать

magnificent – великолепный, величественный

memorial – памятник, мемориал

to commemorate the Victory – в ознаменование победы

to lay a wreath – возложить венок

to broadcast (broadcast, broadcast) – передавать, вещать

to participate – принимать участие

to elect – избирать

public – общенародный, общественный

to remind – напоминать

22. Answer the following questions:

1. What public holidays are celebrated in Russia?

2. What is your favourite holiday?

3. How is New Year’s Day celebrated in your family?

4. Do you see New Year in at home?

5. What New Year traditions do you know?

6. When is Christmas celebrated?

7. What holiday do we celebrate on the 8th of March?

8. What is the greatest national holiday in our country?

9. Why is the 9th of May so sacred for the Russian people?

10. What other Russian holidays do you know?

Holidays in Russia

► Russian Culture ► Holidays in Russia

In Russian there are lots of holidays, some of them national, some of them regional and some of them just professional. For some of these holidays you get a day off work while for you still have to go to work but you have a reason to celebrate something. Russians gets around two weeks off a year in public holidays. Sometimes though a public holiday means that to you have to work on one day of the weekend. For example if the public holiday falls on a Tuesday, it is often decided to make Saturday a working day and then have Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off instead, to give people the opportunity to travel, which in Russia can involve long distances.

Official State Public Holidays

The biggest holiday in Russia which most people look forward to is the New Year celebrations. For Russians this celebration is similar to how Christmas is celebrated in the West, ie with family, presents, and lots of food and drink. Unlike most Western New Year celebrations where people meet the New Year with friends, in Russia it is predominately a family occasion. Like the Western Christmas tree, Russian homes will be decorated with a New Year tree. The traditional food is the Russian ‘olivie’ salad and the drink of choice is Shampanskoe (the Russian champagne). Like the West has Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas, on New Year’s Eve in Russia Dyed Moroz (Grandfather Frost) visits Russian children to hand out presents and treats, often accompanied by his granddaughter Snegurochka the Snow Maiden. People also give their family, friends and colleagues New Year presents. and most firms hold corporate parties around the New Year.

Since 1991 Orthodox Christmas has been a non-working public holiday in Russia and since 2005 it has been combined with the long New Year holidays. You may be wondering why Christmas falls after the New Year in Russia. The reason is that when the Gregorian Calendar was adopted in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church retained the Julian Calendar to celebrate holy dates. Christmas predominantly remains just a religious holiday in Russia and Orthodox Christians start celebrating at a midnight service in church on Christmas Eve.

The 23 February is Defenders of the Fatherland Day which since 2002 has been an official public holiday in Russia. It is not exactly known for sure why this holiday is celebrated on 23 February. As often happens in Russia, the reason was created after the fact. The main theory is that on this day (or a day close to it) the first mass draft into the Red Army took place in 1918 during the Russian Civil War. Another theory is the victory over the Germans outside Pskov and Narva in 1918. Today the holiday serves as an unofficial male-equivalent of International Women’s Day for all men irrespective of their connection to the military. It is customary for women to give male relations and colleagues presents on this day such as aftershave, socks, underwear or souvenirs. On some years the day-off for Defenders of the Fatherland Day is moved to extend the May holidays instead.

The 8 March is International Women’s Day, and even though it is international the day has a special history in Russia where it is marked with a day off work. Curiously enough the 8 March celebration is connected with the revolutionary movement in Russia. It was first celebrated in St Petersburg in 1913 as a Western trend. But in 1921 it was decided to celebrate 8 March in commemoration of the female textile workers who took part in demonstrations on 8 March 1917, at the time of the Russian Revolution. In 1966 the 8 March became an official public holiday in the USSR. Gradually the political nature of the celebration was forgotten and now it is a celebration of all women. On this day in Russia you will see that practically every woman is carrying a bunch of flowers given to her by a male colleague, boss or family member. The celebration though is not officially endorsed by the Russian Orthodox Church, firstly as it often falls during Lent and secondly because of its revolutionary beginnings.

Russia celebrates this holiday along with another 141 countries. In Russia it became an official holiday after the October Revolution of 1917. Since then 1 May demonstrations have been held annually all over the country by workers who fly banners with various slogans. After the fall of the Soviet Union such demonstrations stopped but in the 21st century they started to be held once more, but of a more political nature with various political parties of all spectra holding rallies on this day. Although it is far from a political holiday for many and most people still prefer to go to their dacha or otherwise relax on what is usually the first warm and sunny day-off of the year.

Victory Day is one of the biggest and most spectacular holidays in Russia. The Second World War, or the Great Patriotic War as it is known in Russia, affected practically every Russian family. Today people will recollect how their father, grandfather or great-grandfather reached Berlin, or how a relative was killed in action or perished at the hands of the Nazis. The exact number of Soviet deaths during the war is unknown but it is thought to be over 26 million. Therefore it is no surprise that Victory Day remains an important day here and is commemorated with military parades, fireworks and the laying of flowers on war graves. It is a time for remembrance but also celebration and the remaining veterans put on their medals and walk with pride as the younger generations give them flowers and show their respect. Many also mark the occasion with their families by telling war stories and singing war songs.

Russia Day is a relatively new holiday and has only been celebrated since 1994. Originally the holiday was called Day of the Adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia, but naturally most people preferred to just called it Independence Day. In 2002 the holiday was renamed Russia Day. For most Russians though Victory Day is more of a day of national pride and patriotism than Russia Day, which for many is just another day-off. Nevertheless concerts and other celebratory events are often held all over Russia on this day.

The last public holiday of the year celebrates Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitri Pozharsky’s liberation of Moscow from Polish Interventionists in 1612 during what is known in Russia as the Time of Troubles. It is a new holiday and many Russians do not even know the basis of the holiday or its proper name. Before the Russian Revolution this day was widely known as the feast day of the Our Lady of Kazan Icon. This religious celebration was obviously stopped under the communists. It was replaced with Revolution Day on 7 November marking the anniversary of the October Revolution. Again the change in calendars meant the revolution which took place in October in the Old Style ended up being celebrated in November according to the New Style. In turn, after the fall of the Soviet Union it was decided to cancel the 7 November Revolution Day public holiday and to have instead 4 November as a public holiday but under the new name of People’s Unity Day marking the liberation of Moscow from the Polish. The central city of the celebration is Nizhny Novgorod where Minin and Pozharsky started raising their volunteer army. In recent years this day has become tainted by ultranationalist parties which hold rallies on this day.

Other National Holidays

The change to the Julian Calendar in 1918 meant that the Old-Style 1 January on the Gregorian Calendar became 13 January according to the New Style. Today people still like to remember this fact and although the day is not widely celebrated as such, most people will still wish each other Happy Old New Year and maybe partake in some festive drinking, after all Russians are not normally ones to pass up a good excuse to have a celebration and a drink!

The Orthodox celebration of Easter (Paskha in Russian) marks the resurrection of Christ but the Orthodox celebration does not always fall on the same day as Catholic or Protestant Easter and sometimes the two Easters could even be a month apart. The celebration starts with an Easter service at midnight. In Moscow the service is led by the Patriarch at Christ the Saviour Cathedral with many prominent government officials taking part. Easter marks the end of Lent, during which time many Orthodox believers have been fasting. The traditional Easter cake in Russia is known as a Kulich which is a tall cylindrical cake topped with icing.

In 1991 a decision was taken to celebrate the feast day of Ss Cyril and Methodius as Slavic Script and Culture Day. The monks Cyril and Methodius are credited with inventing the Cyrillic alphabet to aid them in their missionary work to spread Christianity among the Slavs in Great Moravia and Bulgaria. On this day religious processions and events dedicated to Slavic languages and culture are usually held.

Since 2011 the birthday of Russia’s great poet Aleksandr Pushkin has been celebrated in Russia as Russian Language Day. The choice of Pushkin’s birthday is fitting as it is Pushkin who is often credited with being the founder of modern literary Russian. On this day events are often held dedicated to both the Russian language in general and to Pushkin specifically.

Most military units have their own day and most past by unnoticed by those without any connection to that unit. Paratroopers Day however is an exception. If you are in Russia on this day you will definitely notice something is being celebrated! Despite attempts to stop it, the tradition for paratroopers in Moscow on this day is to drink vodka, wave their flags and swim in fountains across the city, especially in Gorky Park of the All Russia Exhibition Centre at VDNKh. As such there is always a high police presence on this day.

1 September is the first day of the academic year and since 1984 it has been known as Knowledge Day. It is traditional to hold a celebration for the first-grade school children who go to school in their best clothes. In addition, teachers on this day are given flowers or other presents by their pupils.

Revolution Day marks the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. Again the change in calendars meant the revolution which took place in October in the Old Style ended up being celebrated in November according to the New Style. Before 2005 this holiday was an official public holiday. During the Soviet era it was traditionally marked with a large military parade on Red Square. Famously on 7 November 1941 the Soviet troops headed straight to the frontline after taking part in the parade. Despite no longer being a public holiday, the anniversary is still marked, especially by Communists.

Russian Holidays and Festivals

Russian holidays (and Ukrainian holidays) have come from a wide variety origins. The oldest festivals have their roots in both pagan tradition and Eastern Orthodox religion. More recent holidays had their start during the period of the Soviet Union. The newest holidays (with the least amount of tradition) were created following the breakup of the USSR and the founding of new, independent nations.

Below we’ve outlined some of the more traditional holidays, festivals and celebrations found throughout Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet states. While traditions vary slightly country to country, each of the holidays listed is still recognized (officially or unofficially) in each nation.

If you’d like a list of official national holidays in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, follow the link.

New Year

The New Year celebration is unquestionably the most popular holiday in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Simply put, New Year’s festivities in Russia are very much like combining both Christmas and New Year of Western nations.

Like in the West, families decorate a fir tree (yolka – ёлка), present one another with gifts, and gather around the table on December 31 for a festive, bountiful dinner. There is even Father Frost (Ded Moroz – Дедь Мороз) who comes at night to leave children presents.

The New Year’s side of the celebration kicks in at 12:00 am on January 1, when champagne corks are popped, good wishes are given and fireworks are released to ring in a New Year.

Some Russians and Ukrainians also celebrate the New Year according to the old (Julian) calendar on January 14. While it can also be brought in with food and drink, it is a much more subdued celebration than January 1st.

Orthodox Christmas

Orthodox Christmas, in accordance with the old (Julian) calendar, is celebrated in Russia and Ukraine on January 7. For some it is a sacred Christian holiday, but like in the West, celebrations are also rooted in old pagan festivities of the winter solstice. For many, Orthodox Christmas is one last chance for carousing and merrymaking – more food and drink, festive carols, well wishes for health and prosperity, as well as a tradition not commonly associated with Christmas – fortune telling.

Saint Tatyana’s Day

St. Tatyana’s Day is a day when student’s celebrate the end of the winter term. After winter exams are complete, on January 25, students release from the stress and anxieties of the academic year. They do what comes naturally – they party.

Historically January 25, 1755 is the day that Empress Elisabeth Petrovna endorsed a petition to establish Moscow State University (in honor of her mother Tatyana Petrovna). Not coincidently, this historic date also fell on the religious day of Saint Tatyana the Martyr.

Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa (Pancake Week) falls on the final week before Lent (sometime in February or early March). It is a celebration of sunlight and the coming of spring.

Traditionally Maslenitsa was celebrated carnival style which included horse racing, fistfights and pancakes or blini. Today, the horse racing and fistfights are not so common, but the tradition of eating pancakes served with honey, caviar, fresh cream and butter is still very much prevalent.

Saint Valentine’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day is a relatively new holiday that was inherited from the West. As in America and elsewhere, Valentine’s Day falls on February 14 and is celebrated with the traditional exchange of “I love you”, flowers, romantic dinners and small gifts.

Defender of the Fatherland Day (Men’s Day)

Defender of the Fatherland Day (Men’s Day), is celebrated on February 23. Initially it was known as Red Army Day – the day of the Red Army’s creation (February 23, 1918). Later it became known as Soviet Army Day, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Defender of the Fatherland Day.

Today the day celebrates all men, young and old, since all are past, present or future Defenders of the Fatherland. Russia still observes the day as an official holiday, while its an unofficial holiday in Ukraine and Belarus.

International Women’s Day

March 8 marks International Women’s Day. An official holiday in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, the day is a sort of blend between Western Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. It’s like Mother’s Day, except every female is recognized – mothers, daughters, nieces, sisters, girl friends. Like Valentine’s Day, men should present women with kind words of affection, small gifts and flowers. Men who really want to score points will also assume their spouses duties for the day – cooking, cleaning, washing, child rearing, etc.

Day of Laughter

The Day of Laughter has the exact same connotation as April Fool’s Day in the West. It also falls on the same day, April 1. Its a joyous day when people try to get the best of one another through trickery and jokes. Everyone participates including newspapers and TV broadcasts, but no place better than in the Humor Capital of the former Soviet Union, Odessa. The city plays host to the “Yumorina” comedy festival which includes a parade and many light hearted exhibitions – drawing thousands of visitors annually.

Orthodox Easter

Orthodox Easter, also known as Paskha (Пасха), takes place in springtime, usually April or early May (see oremus.org for dates). Observed by all Eastern Orthodox, Easter is an official holiday only in Ukraine – its an unofficial holiday in Russia and Belarus.

Eastern Orthodox churches mark the event with a midnight service on Easter Sunday. After the service, Easter baskets are blessed. This signifies the end of the Great Lent, a forty day fast which culminates into a “great” feast.

Symbolic foods of Easter include include the painted Easter egg (pysanka), Easter bread (kulich), and a traditional Easter dish made of tvorog, suitably named “Paskha”.

The traditional greeting on Easter Sunday is:
“Khrystos Voskres!” (Christ has risen!)
The answer in return is:
“Voyistinu Voskres!” (Truly has risen!)
You’ll participate in this greeting a lot if you will be in Russia, Ukraine or Belarus on Easter.

Spring and Labour Day

Spring and Labour Day is an official holiday in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Also called May Day or the International Day of Solidarity for Workers (in Soviet times), the holiday falls on May 1 (May 1st and 2nd in Ukraine). While the day was originally marked with parades and demonstrations by the “Solidarity of Workers”, it has largely lost its ideological significance. Today it marks the beginning of a new spring. Its simply a day (two days in Ukraine) to rest and relax with friends and family.

Victory Day

May 9 is an official holiday in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Falling on the historical date of Nazis Germany’s surrender in 1945, Victory Day is a somber day to commemorate the immense sacrifice of Soviet men and women during the Great Patriotic War (1941 to 1945). It is believed that over 20 million Soviet soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the war, a price largely overlooked in the West, but never forgotten in former Soviet nations.

Every city has an “Eternal Flame” to pay tribute to those who perished. On Victory Day citizens gather to lay flowers in remembrance. Military processions and salutes are also common, particularly in larger cities.

Troitsa / Holy Trinity Day

Troitsa or Holy Trinity Day is observed in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, although only Ukraine recognizes it as an official holiday. Celebrated in summer (roughly June or July), Troitsa falls on a Sunday 50 days after Easter (see oremus.org for correct dates).

People mark the day by visiting the graves of loved ones who have passed away. While not really linked to Christianity, food is eaten and vodka is consumed and also left on the tomb of the deceased. It’s considered a good omen to find that the food and drink is gone upon your next visit to the cemetery.

Ivan Kupala

Ivan Kupala is an old pagan fertility right that was accepted into the Orthodox Christian calendar. Related to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest, festivities take place the night of July 6th/7th (new calendar).

Enthusiastically celebrated by youth, the holiday is marked with water fights (connected to water’s role in fertility and ritual purification), jumping over bonfires (fire signifying the burning of illness and evil forces) and unwed women floating flower wreaths. “Village folk” also venture into the forest at midnight in search of the elusive, magical fern flower.

Graduation Day

While different schools, institutes and universities have their own Graduation Day, most fall in the later half of June – last Friday of June is quite popular. There are Graduation Ceremonies – in which graduates receive their diplomas. Graduation Balls – in which everyone dresses formally (girls in beautiful dresses). In addition there are frequent post ceremony celebrations in which graduates can be seen singing, dancing and rejoicing. One favorite spot, which has become somewhat of a tradition, is in the public fountain.

Day of Knowledge

Day of Knowledge falls on September 1. It is a “joyous” day that marks the beginning of the school year. Children dress in their best new school outfits, girls with their hair in bows, all carrying flowers to present to their teachers.