Public Holidays in Russia 2008 🇷🇺
Russia has 18 public holidays in 2008. The next public holiday is Unity Day on 4. Nov. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Russia.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Bridge day | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | New Year Holidays | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Day off (substituted from 01/05/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 02/23/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/08/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Holiday of Spring and Labor | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 05/04/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Russia Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/07/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 11/01/2008) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Unity Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Russia 2008
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year Holidays — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- New Year Holidays — (Friday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/05/2008) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 02/23/2008) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/08/2008) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Holiday of Spring and Labor — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 05/04/2008) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Victory Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Russia Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/07/2008) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 11/01/2008) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Unity Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Russia
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2008 to 2009.
- New Year Holidays: →
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