Holiday Article

Date	Name	Type / Location
Sunday, Jan 1	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Saturday, Jan 7	Orthodox Christmas Day	National Holiday
Tuesday, Feb 14	Valentine's Day	Observance
Thursday, Feb 23	Defender of the Fatherland Day	Observance
Wednesday, Mar 8	International Women's Day	National Holiday
Wednesday, Mar 15	Constitution Day	Observance
Monday, Mar 20	March Equinox	Season
Tuesday, Mar 21	March Equinox	Season
Sunday, Apr 2	Union Day of Belarus and Russia	Observance

Sunday, Apr 9	Easter	Observance
Sunday, Apr 16	Orthodox Easter	Observance, Orthodox
Wednesday, Apr 26	Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Tragedy	Observance
Monday, May 1	Labor Day	National Holiday
Tuesday, May 9	Victory Day	National Holiday
Sunday, May 14	Day of the National Emblem and Flag of Belarus	Observance
Wednesday, Jun 21	June Solstice	Season
Thursday, Jun 22	Remembrance Day of Victims of the Great Patriotic War	Observance
Monday, Jul 3	Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus	National Holiday
Thursday, Jul 6	Kupalle (Day 1)	Observance
Friday, Jul 7	Kupalle (Day 2)	Observance
Saturday, Sep 23	September Equinox	Season
Thursday, Nov 2	Remembrance Day	Observance
Tuesday, Nov 7	October Revolution Day	National Holiday
Friday, Dec 22	December Solstice	Season

Monday, Dec 25	Catholic Christmas Day	National Holiday
Sunday, Dec 31	New Year's Eve	Observance