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Belarusian HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Belarus |
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | New Year | Новы год (Novy Hod) | |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Каляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja) | |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Мiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień) | |
| May 1 | International Labor Day | Дзень працы (Dzień Pracy) | |
| May 9 | Victory Day | Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) | Marks the victory against Germany in World War II |
| July 3 | Independence Day | Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) | Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive |
| November 7 | October Revolution Day | Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) | |
| December 25 | Catholic Christmas | Каляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija) | |
| moveable | Commemoration Day | Πадунiца (Radunica) | 9 days after Orthodox Eastersitesworld.com |
Other holidays and commemorative days
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day | Дзень абаронцы Айчыны (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny) | |
| March 15 | Constitution Day | Дзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji) | Adopted in 1994 |
| April 2 | Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day | Дзень яднання народаў Беларусi i Πасii (Dzień jadnannia narodaŭ Bielarusi i Rasii) | |
| April 26 | Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day | Dzień čarnobyĺskaj trahiedyi | |
| Second Sunday of May | State Flag and State Emblem Day | Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Гебра (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hiebra) | |
| June 22 | Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic War | Дзень 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.
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6/7 | Kupalle | Купалле (Kupallie) | |
| November 2 | Dziady | Дзяды (Dziady) | |
| moveable | Catholic Easter | Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) | |
| moveable | Orthodox Easter | Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) | sitesworld.com |