Holidays and Observances in Russia in 2016

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Holidays and Observances in Russia in 2016

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Friday	New Year's Day	National holiday
Jan 4	Monday	New Year Holiday	National holiday
Jan 5	Tuesday	New Year Holiday	National holiday
Jan 6	Wednesday	New Year Holiday	National holiday
Jan 7	Thursday	Orthodox Christmas Day	National holiday, Orthodox
Jan 8	Friday	New Year Holiday	National holiday
Jan 14	Thursday	Old New Year	Observance
Feb 14	Sunday	Valentine's Day	Observance
Feb 23	Tuesday	Defender of the Fatherland Day	National holiday
Mar 7	Monday	New Year Holiday Substitution	National holiday
Mar 8	Tuesday	International Women's Day	National holiday
Mar 20	Sunday	March Equinox	Season
May 1	Sunday	Orthodox Easter Day	Observance, Orthodox
May 1	Sunday	Spring and Labor Day	National holiday
May 2	Monday	Day off for Spring and Labor Day	National holiday
May 3	Tuesday	New Year Holiday Substitution	National holiday
May 5	Thursday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
May 9	Monday	Victory Day	National holiday
Jun 7	Tuesday	Ramadan starts	Muslim
Jun 12	Sunday	Russia Day	National holiday
Jun 13	Monday	Day off for Russia Day	National holiday
Jun 21	Tuesday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 2	Saturday	Lailat al-Qadr	Muslim
Jul 6	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Muslim
Sep 13	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha	Muslim
Sep 22	Thursday	September Equinox	Season
Oct 3	Monday	Muharram	Muslim
Nov 4	Friday	Unity Day	National holiday
Nov 27	Sunday	Mothers' Day	Observance
Dec 12	Monday	The Prophet's Birthday	Muslim
Dec 21	Wednesday	December Solstice	Season

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