| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Public holiday - Saturday January 2, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Orthodox Christmas Day - Friday January 7, 2022 Orthodox : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Public holiday - Friday January 8, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| New year holiday (end) - Monday January 11, 2021 School holidays : Http://edu.gov.by
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| WORKING DAY - Saturday January 16, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Valentine's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
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| Father of Independence Day - Tuesday February 23, 2021 Culture : A day that pays tribute to servicemen past and present, and recognises all men too. [www.belarus.by]
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| Womens' Day - Saturday March 6, 2021 Secular holiday : This date is also commemorated at the United Nations. It celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. The idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. Women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
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| Womens' Day - Sunday March 7, 2021 Secular holiday : This date is also commemorated at the United Nations. It celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. The idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. Women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
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| Womens' Day - Monday March 8, 2021 Secular holiday : This date is also commemorated at the United Nations. It celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. The idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. Women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
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| Maslenitsa - Monday March 8, 2021 Culture : Maslenitsa (also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week) has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival.
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| Constitution Day - Monday March 15, 2021 Culture : New constitution adopted on March 15, 1994, since been amended in 1996 and 2004.
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| Spring holiday (beginning) - Friday March 26, 2021 School holidays :
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| Passover - Saturday April 3, 2021 cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus NOT a public holiday
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| Spring holiday (end) - Monday April 5, 2021 School holidays :
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| Palm Sunday - Sunday April 25, 2021 Culture :
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| Chernobyl nuclear incident anniversary (not a bank holiday) - Monday April 26, 2021 Culture : Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy
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