Holidays and Observances in Russia in 2012
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 2 | Monday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 3 | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 4 | Wednesday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Thursday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 6 | Friday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 7 | Saturday | Orthodox Christmas Day | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| Jan 9 | Monday | New Year Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | Observance |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Old New Year | Observance |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | The Prophet's Birthday | Muslim |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 23 | Thursday | Defender of the Fatherland Day | National Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Thursday | International Women's Day | National Holiday |
| Mar 9 | Friday | International Women's Day (extra holiday) | National Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 15 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox |
| Apr 28 | Saturday | Working Day | Working day (replacement) |
| Apr 30 | Monday | Spring and Labor Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Spring and Labor Day | National Holiday |
| May 9 | Wednesday | Victory Day | National Holiday |
| Jun 9 | Saturday | Special working day | Working day (replacement) |
| Jun 11 | Monday | Russia Day Weekend | National Holiday |
| Jun 12 | Tuesday | Russia Day | National Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 20 | Friday | Ramadan starts | Muslim |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| Aug 19 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim |
| Sep 22 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 26 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
| Nov 4 | Sunday | Unity Day | National Holiday |
| Nov 5 | Monday | Day off for Unity Day | National Holiday |
| Nov 15 | Thursday | Muharram | Muslim |
| Nov 25 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 29 | Saturday | Working Day | Working day (replacement) |
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