National holidays inBelarus are classified into state holidays and other holidays and commemorative days, including religious holidays. Nine of them are non-working days.[1]
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 January | New Year's Day | Новы год (Novy Hod) | |
| 7 January | Orthodox Christmas | Каляды праваслаўныя (Kalady pravasłaŭnyja) | |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | Мiжнародны жаночы дзень (Mižnarodny žanočy dzień) | |
| moveable | Radonitsa | Радунiца (Radunica) | 9 days after Orthodox Easter |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Дзень працы (Dzień Pracy) | |
| 9 May | Victory Day | Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) | Marks the victory against Nazi Germany inWorld War II |
| 3 July | Independence Day | Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) | Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of theRed Army's 1944 liberation ofMinsk during theMinsk Offensive |
| 7 November | October Revolution Day | Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Каляды каталiцкiя (Kalady katalickija) |
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February | Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces Day | Дзень абаронцы Айчыны і Дзень Узброеных Сіл (Dzień abaroncy Ajčyny i Dzień Uzbrojenych Sil) | |
| 4 March | Day of the Police of Belarus | Дзень міліцыі Беларусі (Dzień milicyi Bielarusi) | |
| 15 March | Constitution Day | Дзень Канстытуцыi (Dzień Kanstytucyji) | Adopted in 1994 |
| 2 April | Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day | Дзень яднання народаў Беларусі i Расii (Dzień jadnańnia narodaŭ Biełarusi i Rasii) | |
| Second Sunday in May | State Flag and State Emblem Day | Дзень Дзяржаўнага Сцяга i Дзяржаўнага Герба (Dzień Dziaržaŭnaha Sciaha i Dziaržaŭnaha Hierba) | |
| 17 September | National Unity Day | Дзень народнага адзiнства |
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Afghan War Veterans Day | Дзень памяці воінаў-інтэрнацыяналістаў (Dzień pamiaci voinaŭ-internacyjanalistaŭ) | It commermorates the end of theSoviet-Afghan War. |
| 26 April | Chernobyl tragedy commemorative day | Дзень чарнобыльскай трагедыі (Dzień čarnobylskaj trahiedyji) | |
| 22 June | Day of Remembrance of the victims of theGreat 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 ofBrest Fortress in 1941, on the very country and city (Brest) in which the Eastern Front began. |
Also, there are a number of traditional holidays.
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-7 July | Kupalle | Купалле (Kupalle) | |
| 2 November | Dziady | Дзяды (Dziady) | |
| moveable | Catholic Easter | Вялiкдзень каталiцкi (Vialikdzień katalicki) | |
| moveable | Orthodox Easter | Вялiкдзень праваслаўны (Vialikdzień pravasłaŭny) |