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A specialized calendar that takes into account all weekends, holidays and workdays. Based on this code, the standard working time is calculated for the options of 40-, 36-, 24-hour working week in hours and days. The production calendar of Belarus for 2018 contains all the information on transfers of working days and working hours on pre-holiday days. It should be noted that according to Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 157 “On public holidays, public holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus,” if a holiday coincides with a weekend, it is not transferred to the next working day. Only transfers of weekdays that fall between a weekend and a holiday are possible, which are regulated by the employer. So, the 2018 production calendar for Belarus follows.

Holidays in 2018 for Belarus according to the production calendar

January 1 - New Year.
January 7 - Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas).
March 8 is Women's Day.
April 25 - Radunitsa (according to the calendar of the Orthodox denomination).
May 1 - Labor Day.
May 9 - Victory Day.
July 3 - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day).
November 7 - October Revolution Day.
December 25 - Nativity of Christ (Catholic Christmas).

Production calendar 2018 Belarus

This calendar serves as the basis for drawing up work schedules, and also with its help, the number of working hours in a given month is determined and wages are calculated. The production calendar reliably shows which days are shortened working days, which are holidays or weekends. The estimated working hours are established annually. On its basis, the employer determines the duration of working hours during which the employee is required to be at the workplace, draws up a work schedule (shifts), and also monitors compliance with the duration of working hours established by the Labor Code. The production calendar is a special calendar compiled on the basis of government regulations, taking into account weekends and holidays for the current year.

Production calendar 2018 Belarus - public holidays

March 15 is Constitution Day.
April 2 is the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.
May 9 - Victory Day (non-working day).
May 13 (second Sunday of May) - Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus.
July 3 - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day) (non-working day).

National holidays 2018 Belarus

January 1 - New Year (non-working day).
February 23 is the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
March 8 - Women's Day (non-working day).
May 1 - Labor Day (non-working day).
November 7 - October Revolution Day (non-working day).

Transfer of working days in 2018 in Belarus according to the production calendar

According to the government decree on the postponement of holidays in 2018, the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) of January 6 and 7 are moved, respectively, to Friday, March 9 and Wednesday, May 2. The work week on the eve of the Spring and Labor Day will last six days: the day off from Saturday, April 28, moves to Monday, April 30. Long working weeks await Russians also before Russia Day (the day off is moved from Saturday, June 9 to Monday, June 11) and on the eve of the 2019 meeting (from Saturday, December 29 to Monday, December 31). Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated November 29, 2017 No. 903 approved the procedure for postponing working days in 2018:

from Tuesday, January 2, 2018 to Saturday, January 20, 2018.
from Friday, March 9, 2018 to Saturday, March 3, 2018.
from Monday, April 16, 2018 to Saturday, April 14, 2018.
from Monday, April 30, 2018 to Saturday, April 28, 2018.
from Monday, July 2, 2018 to Saturday, July 7, 2018.
from Monday, December 24, 2018 to Saturday, December 22, 2018.
from Monday, December 31, 2018 to Saturday, December 29, 2018.

Shortened working days in 2018 for Belarus

March 7.
April 28.
May 8.
July 7.
November 6.
December 22.
December 29th.

Working time standards for 2018 Belarus

The standard working time for 2018 with a 40-hour work week is 1943 hours. The average monthly number of working hours in 2018 was 161.92 hours. In Bashkortostan, according to the production calendar in 2018, with a five-day working week with two days off, there will be 244 working days, including working days shortened by one hour (February 22, March 7, April 28, May 8, June 14, August 20, 10 October and December 29), and 121 days off, taking into account additional days of rest due to the coincidence of non-working holidays with weekends.

Religious holidays in 2018

January 7 - Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas) (non-working day).
April 1, 2018 - Catholic Easter.
April 8, 2018 - Orthodox Easter.
April 17, 2018 - Radunitsa (according to the calendar of the Orthodox denomination) (non-working day).
November 2 is Memorial Day.
December 25 - Nativity of Christ (Catholic Christmas) (non-working day).

Production calendar 2018 Belarus - memorable dates

February 15 is the Day of Remembrance of Internationalist Soldiers.
April 26 is the Day of the Chernobyl tragedy.
June 22 is the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War.

Belarus was once part of a huge, ethnically contrasting state. As part of this state, national holidays were celebrated, demonstrations and large-scale celebrations took place.

Over time, everything has changed, Belarus is already living an independent life.

But how did such changes affect the country's holiday calendar?

A little about the country

Belarus acquired its independence in the summer of 1991. It established a unitary form of government, and its permanent head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, still holds this high-ranking post.

Belarus' territorial neighbors are the Baltic countries - Latvia and Lithuania, Poland, as well as the Slavic lands of Russia and Ukraine.

The country's population is made up of Belarusians, the overwhelming majority, 83%, followed by Russians, Poles, and Ukrainians. A small percentage are foreign citizens of various European countries.

Main holidays

The continuity of the Belarusian people influenced the fact that many holidays that were once celebrated as part of the great state were preserved on the territory of the state. These also include the main holidays celebrated by most countries.

January 1 - New Year. A distinctive feature is that in Belarus there are no long ten-day holidays dedicated to the celebration of the New Year and Christmas. Non-working days are December 31 and January 1, as well as January 7. All other days are working days.
January 7—Christmas Day.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
May 1 is the Day of Peace, Spring and Labor.
November 7 is October Revolution Day.

These days are officially considered holidays.

National holidays

National holidays are “red” calendar dates that have important historical as well as social significance within the Republic of Belarus.

March 15 is Constitution Day. The holiday originates on the day of adoption of the main body of state laws - the Constitution, namely March 15, 1994.
April 2 is the celebration of the unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia. Perhaps, if you conduct a survey among the population, asking: “What holiday in Belarus is one of the main and most significant?” - most people will name this holiday. On April 2, 1996, a significant event for the country took place - the signing in Moscow of the Community Treaty between Belarus and Russia, which was concluded by the heads of two states - Yeltsin and Lukashenko.
The 2nd Sunday of May is the day of the national flag and coat of arms, symbols of unity and independence of the country.
July 3 is Independence Day. This event is timed to coincide with 1944, when the Belarusian capital was completely liberated from enemy occupiers. On this day, Belarusians remember the fallen liberators who sacrificed themselves for the prosperity of not only the nation, but also all humanity. The celebration is accompanied by a solemn procession along one of the main streets of Minsk.
The night from July 6 to 7 represents one of the national holidays of Belarus - Kupala. On this holiday, Belarusians remember ancient national rituals, folk songs and dances, dance in circles, swim in the river and, most importantly, jump over the fire. National holidays in Belarus are celebrated accompanied by solemn demonstrations and processions.

Professional holidays of the country

Like Belarus, they can be devoted to various kinds of professions. These days are not holidays.

January 5 marks the holiday of social security workers.
January 19 is the Day of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The last Sunday of January is Science Day of the Republic of Belarus.
January 25 is University Students Day.
February 21 is the Day of Land and Cartographic Specialists.
February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day.
March 4 is a date dedicated to honoring the police.
The fourth Sunday in March is Housing and Communal Services Employees Day.

Professional holidays in Belarus in April:

The first Sunday in April is a date related to geologists.
The second Sunday in April is Air Defense Forces Day.
April 8 is a holiday for employees of military commissariats.

Holidays in May in Belarus:

Radio Day is celebrated on May 7th.
The last Sunday in May is celebrated as a professional holiday for chemists.

Among others:

The second Sunday in June - light industry workers celebrate their day.
The third Sunday in June is a date dedicated to medical workers.
June 26 is Prosecutor's Day.
June 30th is the date of economic activity workers.
Tax Services Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in July.
The third Sunday in July is called Metallurgical Industry Workers' Day.
July 25 is a holiday for fire service workers.
The last Sunday in July is when trade workers celebrate their day.
The first Sunday of August is a professional celebration of railway workers.
The first Sunday in September is when workers in the gas, fuel and oil industries celebrate their holiday.
The second Sunday of September is Tankman's Day.
September 20 is a public holiday for customs services, as well as Forestry Day.
The last Sunday of September is Mechanical Engineer's Day.
The first Sunday in October is Teacher's Day.

Along with Russian holidays of military services, these celebrations also take place in Belarus. The dates of their celebration coincide with Russian dates.

Memorable dates

Every year, residents of the Republic honor the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War, as well as those killed in other disasters.

May 9 is the Great Victory Day. This holiday in May is as highly revered in Belarus as in Russia.
The 9th day after Easter is called Radunitsa. At this time, it is customary to remember the dead. People visit cemeteries and clean up graves.
April 26 is the date of the Chernobyl disaster.
On June 22, Belarusians honor and remember the victims of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
February 15 is a tribute to the memory of internationalist soldiers.

Orthodox and Catholic holidays

Belarusians, who respect their faith and honor Orthodox or Catholic holidays, never miss such great holidays as:

Easter holiday;
April 7 - Day of the Holy Virgin;
April 12—Catholic Easter;
December 25 - Catholics celebrate Christmas;
January 19 - Epiphany;
Maslenitsa is celebrated from February 21st for 7 days.

Major church holidays are listed here. However, the Orthodox calendar presents many days of veneration of saints.

Do Belarusians relax during the holidays?

Unlike Russia, where holidays are an excuse to take a day off once again, in Belarus they look at this a little differently.

For example, if a holiday coincides with a weekend - Saturday or Sunday, then the following weekday is a working day, and the day off is not transferred to it.

Or, if a holiday falls in the middle of the working week, then the weekdays following the holiday are turned into non-working days, but with the condition that they will be worked on Saturday of the next week.

The May holidays in Belarus, as well as New Year's celebrations, operate on the same principle.

A state holiday is a holiday established in the Republic of Belarus to commemorate an event that has special historical or socio-political significance for the Republic of Belarus, which had a significant impact on the development of the Belarusian state and society.

Public holidays in Belarus are established in accordance with Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157 “On public holidays, public holidays and memorable dates in the Republic of Belarus”

The following public holidays are celebrated in the Republic of Belarus:

Holidays celebrated:

all-republican

religious

Declared non-working days:

The decision to establish public holidays and public holidays, to grant the corresponding event the status of a public holiday, is made by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

A draft of such a decision is submitted in accordance with the general procedure established for the submission of draft acts of the President of the Republic of Belarus for consideration by the President of the Republic of Belarus. The draft is accompanied by a reasoned justification for the need for its adoption.
On public holidays and national holidays, in accordance with the law, the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus is raised.

Conducting official celebrations, military parades, artillery salutes and fireworks on the occasion of public holidays and public holidays is carried out in accordance with the law.

Days dedicated to outstanding events, traditional dates, honoring workers of a certain profession, sector of the economy or field of activity, etc., are holidays if established by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

Dates that do not have the characteristics of public holidays or public holidays, but are associated with certain historical events in the life of the state and society or are traditionally celebrated by certain categories of citizens, are memorable dates.

In the Republic of Belarus, holidays established by acts of international organizations and other international legal documents may be celebrated.

The Council of Ministers of Belarus, by its resolution number 903, last year established a detailed schedule for the transfer of working days.

Holiday weekends in Belarus in 2018

New Year

Nativity

In Belarus, two Christmases are celebrated at once: for both Orthodox and Catholics.

December 25 - Christmas (Catholic Christmas) fell on Tuesday. For this reason, the previous Monday will be made a day off, and Saturday, December 22, on the contrary, will be a working day. Due to these changes, we will receive three days off in a row from December 23 to 25, 2018.

Women's Day

March 8 in 2018 it fell on Thursday, but Friday, March 9 will be a day off. The result will be a long weekend from 8 to 11 March 2018. Friday, March 9, will have to be worked on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Radunitsa

On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, Radunitsa will be celebrated according to the Orthodox calendar. It was decided to make Monday April 16 a day off; this transfer will need to be worked out on Saturday April 14. The result will be three consecutive days off: April 15, 16 and 17.

Labor Day

We will celebrate May 1st 2018 on Tuesday. In this case, Monday April 30th will also be a day off. Thanks to this, at the junction of May and April there will be three days off: April 29, 30 and May 1. But you will have to earn this joy on Saturday, April 28th.

Victory Day

May 9 — Victory Day in Belarus will be celebrated on Wednesday. There are no plans to reschedule working days or weekends.

Independence Day

On Tuesday, July 3, Belarus will celebrate Republic Day. It was decided to make the Monday preceding this day a non-working day, with the working day moved to Saturday, July 7. As a result, in the middle of summer the country will receive 4 consecutive days off: July 30 and July 1, 2, 3, 2018.

October Revolution Day

On Wednesday, November 7, Belarus will be the only one in the world to celebrate October Revolution Day. No other country celebrates this holiday anymore. There are no plans to reschedule working days in November.

New Year

Thanks to the postponement of the day off from Saturday, December 29, 2018, to Monday, December 31, 2018, the country will be off for the New Year holidays in Belarus for at least three days: December 30 and 31, 2017, and January 1, 2019.

The calendar of holidays and working days, taking into account all transfers, can be seen in the figure below.

Schedule for transferring holidays 2018 in Belarus

The procedure for transferring holidays in 2018 in the Republic of Belarus

day off from Saturday 20 January is moved to Tuesday 2 January ;
day off from Saturday March 3 to Friday March 9 ;
day off from Saturday 14 April to Monday 16 April ;
day off from