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About New Year holidays (Russia)

Russia's New Year holidays: 1–6 and 8 January are non-working holidays, with Orthodox Christmas on 7 January. Weekend days falling in 1–8 January are moved by Government decree each year, so the actual break is often longer.

• Nationwide non-working holiday (Labour Code art. 112).

Source & verification

Labour Code of the Russian Federation, article 112 (Трудовой кодекс РФ, ст. 112)

Last verified Sunday 4 October 2026.