The Russians will soon expect mini-vacations, which are associated with the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day, because February 2 is a day off in Russia.

In 2018, residents of the Russian Federation rest for 3 days - from February 23 to February 25 inclusive:

• February 23 (Friday) - official holiday, non-working day.
• February 24, 25 (Saturday, Sunday) - calendar days off.
• On February 22 (Thursday), as a pre-holiday working day, it will be exactly 1 hour shorter.

Who works on February 23

At the same time, some private organizations and those structures, without whose services residents cannot do for so long, change the general state schedule and still work on holidays. For example, in polyclinics you can easily find doctors on duty, and at the Russian Post the same cashiers on duty. More information about the schedule of work of institutions can be found on the website or by phone number.

By the way, February 23 has long been called "Men's Day" in our country. On the holiday, all the representatives of the stronger sex are congratulated, as well as some ladies who are among the military or veterans.

How do we rest on February 23, 2018? One of the traditions of the holiday is the solemn laying of wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And every year the Kremlin Palace hosts holiday concert dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day. Fireworks are given in many cities across the country.

Since what year is February 23 a day off in Russia

In 2002, the State Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution to consider February 23 a non-working day, since this year February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day, back in 2001, it was a working day. And they began to celebrate and celebrate this holiday back in 1922, then it was called the Day of the Red Army and the Navy. Later it became known as the Day of the Soviet Army and Navy.

But it was always a holiday for men, women congratulated their husbands, sons and all men on this holiday, and men did not remain in debt and congratulated their women in two weeks on their holiday - March 8th.

After numerous new year holidays January comes February 2019, in which there is a traditional additional day off - February 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day. And more and more often the question is of interest: how do we relax on February 23, 2019, so that we can go to the dacha and work in the garden.

February 23 is the main men's holiday of 2019. In addition, Defender of the Fatherland Day is a public holiday and an official festive additional day off.

How to relax on February 23 in Russia

February 23 this year falls on a Saturday. It is followed by only one calendar day off - Sunday.

Thus, on Defender of the Fatherland Day we will rest only two days in a row.

At the same time, Friday, February 22, is a pre-holiday day, and in many organizations on February 22 there will be a shortened working day.

Reduced working hours and production rates in February 2019

In February, we expect a single shortened working day, on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day. Let's face it, many enterprises (except for sensitive ones, of course) arrange corporate holidays and congratulate their employees.

Pre-holiday fuss reigns in offices and shops, on the eve of the celebration it is difficult to talk about high-quality work processes, however, the labor calendar remains on the side of employers and February 22 this year remains working.

According to the production calendar of Russia, in February 2019, there are 20 working days in the country (including 1 shortened one) and 8 days off and holidays.

Working hours norms:

• with a 40-hour work week - 159 hours (20 x 8 - 1, where 20 is the number of working days, 8 is the duration of the work shift, 1 is the number of reduced working days);
• at 36 hours - 143 hours (20 x 7.2 - 1);
• at 24-hour - 95 hours (20 x 4.8 - 1).

Why there won't be a long weekend in February 2019

February 23 is a public holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day. This is an official non-working holiday.

In 2019, it falls on a Saturday. If a public holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, then the day off is transferred to the next working day (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

However, according to the Decree of the Russian Federation of October 1, 2018 “On the postponement of days off in 2019”, the holiday on February 23 is postponed to May 10. Therefore, Monday 25 February will be a working day.

Although February and March are not very rich in public holidays, these months still have two “red” calendar dates. And the Russians are waiting for them with great impatience. These are men's and women's holidays.

How we relax on February 23 and March 8 in 2018 in Russia: Weekend schedule, calendar

It goes without saying that Defender of the Fatherland Day and International Women's Day are public holidays. And how many days in a row we will rest, now we will tell. February 23rd falls on a Friday this year. It is followed by two calendar days off - Saturday and Sunday. Thus, on Defender of the Fatherland Day we will rest for three whole days in a row. At the same time, Thursday, February 22, is a pre-holiday day. You can legally leave work an hour early. And on the occasion of the International women's day Russians are waiting for a big weekend.

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We will rest and relax from March 8 to March 11, 2018, the C-ib website informs. Russian government, making up production calendar, resorted to transfer. This resulted in an extra day off. So, on Friday, March 9, the day off was postponed from Saturday, January 6. We add that March 7 in the working calendar is considered a pre-holiday day, therefore, the duration of work is reduced by one hour.

Production calendar 2018 with holidays and days off, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation

Taking into account the transfer of holidays, the calendar - 2018 assumes six long days off and holidays:
from December 30, 2017 to January 8, 2018 inclusive (10 days of New Year holidays);
from February 23 to February 25 (3 days on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day);
from 8 to 11 March (4 days dedicated to International Women's Day);
from April 29 to May 2 (4 days to celebrate the Spring and Labor Day);
from 10 to 12 June (3 days for the celebration of the Day of Russia);
from 3 to 5 November (3 days, dedicated to the Day national unity).
One holiday - May 9 in honor of Victory Day - will have to rest in the middle of the week.

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Annually last Saturday in March environmental action is being carried out around the world " Earth Hour organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The meaning of the action is in voluntary refusal to consume electrical energy within one hour. Thus, society is aware of the importance of taking measures to reduce the negative impact of human activity on the environment.

For the first time this great idea was implemented in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Then about two million residents of the metropolis took part in the action, and energy savings amounted to about 10%.

Inspired by the example, every year more and more new cities began to join the action "Earth Hour". It is expected that in 2020, residents of more than 7 thousand settlements of our planet (more than 2 billion people) will take part in a voluntary power outage for 1 hour. Among the countries participating in the action, of course, there is Russia.

What date and time is Earth Hour 2020:

As we wrote above, the event is held annually last Saturday in March, except in those years when the last Saturday in March comes before Easter.

This year's Earth Hour is scheduled for Saturday. March 28, 2020. Promotion will start at 20:30 local time and will last for an hour, until 21:30.

That is, the action Earth Hour 2020 - what date is held and what time:
* Event date - March 28, 2020
* from 20:30 to 21:30 local time.

On February 23, Russia annually celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day. Previously, this holiday was called the Day of the Soviet Army and Navy. This day is public holiday and an official holiday.
In 2018, February 23 falls on a Friday, so we are waiting for three days off in a row. Almost holidays!

February 23(Friday) - public holiday
24 February(Saturday) - day off
25 February(Sunday) - day off

February 2018 calendar

The history of this holiday is interesting. Why do we celebrate February 23 on this day? The origins of the Day of the Soviet Army and Navy should be sought in 1918. It was then that the decrees on the creation of the Red Army and the Red Navy were signed. But none of these laws was signed on February 23rd. The Red Army was created on January 28, and the Red Navy on February 11.

It was believed that on this very day - February 23 - the Red Army won a major victory over the German troops near Pskov and Narva. At least until 2002, the official name of the holiday sounded exactly like this: “The day of the victory of the Red Army over the Kaiser troops of Germany in 1918 - Defender of the Fatherland Day.” But later this historical fact was considered unreliable, and the holiday began to be called simply “Defender of the Fatherland Day”. So it is not known for certain why Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on this day. There are various assumptions, but they all remain at the version level for now.

But for millions of Russians, February 23 is just a men's day. The holiday of knights not by rank, but by vocation - big and small, military and civil. Those who defend their Fatherland every day not so much from external enemies as from internal misfortunes. The holiday of those on whom you can rely and who you can trust. And what day to celebrate it, and what will it be called, maybe not so important?
Author-consultant: Yulia Belka