Weekend calendar for New Year's holidays. How are New Year holidays paid?

On New Year's Eve, the pre-holiday bustle begins, and most Russians are already looking forward to the long holidays that have become traditional for our country. Although it is still too early to plan how we will relax during the New Year holidays in 2019, you can still outline a plan for a mini-vacation.

For most Russians, the New Year 2019 weekend will begin on Sunday, December 30, 2018.

Thanks to the transfer, Saturday, December 29, 2018, will be a working day (that is, “five-day workers” will have a six-day work week), and Monday, December 31, 2018, will become a day off. Then, at the beginning of January 2019, there are 7 days of New Year holidays and the Christmas holiday. Thus, citizens working on a five-day shift will have the following days off during the New Year holidays:

Let's look at the whole of January - how many weekends and holidays it has:

January 2019, 14 days off and 17 working days.

A draft of a new resolution prepared by the department has appeared on the federal portal of regulatory legal acts, from which you can find out which days off will become working days next year, and vice versa.

So, the New Year holidays in the country will begin on December 30 and will last until January 8, 2019.

The day off from Saturday, January 5, will be moved to Thursday, May 2. And Sunday, January 6th - accordingly, on Friday, May 3rd. In addition, Saturday, February 23rd will also be moved to Friday, May 10th.

The Russian Ministry of Labor has prepared proposals for postponing days off in 2019. According to the draft decree of the Russian government, during the New Year and Christmas holidays, Russian citizens will rest from December 30, 2018 to January 8, 2019.

The next holidays, Defender of the Fatherland Day and International Women's Day, will last from February 23 to 24 and from March 8 to 10, respectively.

Russians will also have a holiday from May 1 to May 5 and from May 9 to 12, when the country will celebrate the Spring and Labor Day and Victory Day.

Also, the day off is traditionally scheduled for Russia Day - June 12. Residents of the Russian Federation will celebrate National Unity Day from November 2 to 4.

As the Ministry of Labor explained, this procedure for transferring rest days in 2019 was drawn up with the goal of rational use by employees of weekends and non-working holidays.

According to a long-standing tradition, January begins with long New Year holidays and 2019 will be no exception. Every year, the Russian Ministry of Labor develops a resolution indicating weekdays and holidays. Typically, the document is approved in the fall of the current year for the next, so the exact dates for 2019 are already known.

Next year, several holidays coincide with weekends. In order to comply with the norm of Article 110 of the Labor Code that there must be at least 42 hours of continuous rest between two working weeks, and to allow Russians to have a good rest, the government adopted a resolution “On the transfer of days off in 2019.”

For most Russians, the weekend in honor of the New Year 2019 will begin in advance - on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Thanks to the transfer, Saturday December 29, 2018 will be a working day (that is, “five-day workers” will have a six-day work week), and Monday December 31, 2018 will become a day off.

How will we relax for the New Year:

• December 30, 2018 - Sunday off.
• December 31, 2018 - Monday, day off moved from Saturday 12/29/2018
• January 1, 2019 - Tuesday, 1st day of the New Year holidays.
• January 2, 2019 - Wednesday, 2nd day of the New Year holidays.
• January 3, 2019 - Thursday, 3rd day of the New Year holidays.
• January 4, 2019 - Friday, 4th day of the New Year holidays.
• January 5, 2019 - Saturday, 5th day of the New Year holidays.
• January 6, 2019 - Sunday, 6th day of the New Year holidays.
• January 7, 2019 - Monday, Christmas.
• January 8, 2019 - Tuesday, 7th day of the New Year holidays.

Thus, in total, the New Year 2019 weekend in Russia will last 10 days: from December 30, 2018 to January 8, 2019.

Of course, the situation in 2018 was more convenient due to the fact that holidays fell on weekends and were postponed. But, nevertheless, 9 days of vacation is also a very good period. For it you will have time to prepare for the New Year, celebrate it and have a good walk and even go somewhere

There is only a month and a half until the New Year. And almost everyone who decided to spend it not at home watching TV, but traveling, has already decided on their plans. Although not all, of course.

Russian tourists are quite conservative and most often choose beach destinations for the New Year. This is due to our climate - everyone wants to warm up, according to the tour operator Tez Tour. As a rule, many people want to fly away just before the New Year for 7 days/6 nights.

“For the first time, Egypt will be on the list of popular destinations with a flight via Cairo. The UAE, Thailand, Dominican Republic, and Cuba will also remain in the New Year's top list. In the “flight no more than 4 hours” segment, Turkey, Cyprus, and Israel will win. Tourists are also interested in Tenerife - it is an all-season destination,” says PR director of tour operator Tez Tour Larisa Akhanova.

According to her, the UAE is an ideal resort for all occasions and budgets: there are many amusement parks, comfortable temperatures and the sea. For example, 7 days/6 nights in the emirate of Sharjah will cost 74,901 rubles for two. This is a 3-star hotel with a departure on December 26, but such tours sell out quickly.

The second large block of tourists will go to ski resorts. Another part will prefer excursion holidays, both within the country and abroad. The average bill starts from 40 – 45 thousand rubles. This is higher than for summer destinations, due to the large aviation component, Tez Tour explains.

“In general, Muscovites and residents of the Moscow region prefer to bask in the sun, while in winter they are more active in terms of excursions and entertainment,” notes Akhanova.

Turkey and Cyprus are popular among TUI tourists for the New Year, where they have a warm, comfortable climate even in the winter season. Cyprus attracts with a wide variety of activities, including excursions and gastrotourism.

In ANEX Tour, among the popular destinations for celebrating the New Year, in addition to Thailand, the UAE, the Dominican Republic and Turkey, Vietnam and India are also highlighted. The popularity of these countries is associated with transport accessibility, including charter, good New Year's programs and, of course, visa-free or simplified visa processing.

For those who haven’t bothered with purchasing a tour in advance, there’s no need to wait for last-minute deals for New Year’s trips - it’s better to quickly choose from what’s left.

“By delaying the purchase of a tour in the hope of finding a last minute deal, you may end up without a trip at all, since hotel rooms for the New Year holidays begin to be booked six months in advance. As a rule, by December, many hotels are already on the “stop”, avoiding overbooking,” explains TUI Russia.

Tour operators during the New Year period do not put on extra boards, do not enter into excessive contracts with hotels, so you should not wait until the last minute for last-minute offers, there may not be any at all, or the most uninteresting options will remain, notes a representative of Tez Tour.

Tour lovers should go to Eastern Europe.

“The Baltics, Hungary, and the Czech Republic turn into a Christmas and New Year’s fairy tale in winter, and spending within the country is small,” advises Akhanova.

Another economical option for traveling for the New Year holidays is short tours around Russia, tour operators are sure.

In addition to the popular resorts of Krasnaya Polyana, with good transport accessibility and resort infrastructure, there is a high demand for short trips on New Year's dates to the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan and Veliky Ustyug, ANEX Tour said.

According to the PR manager of the national tour operator Alean, Andrei Ryabov, Russians have tried out domestic resorts.

“Changes in the ruble exchange rate reduce the attractiveness of foreign resorts. On the other hand, domestic tourism is actively developing in our country. And not only in quantitative, but also in qualitative terms. For example, Tatarstan has seriously invested in tourism infrastructure, which was confirmed by the recent World Cup. Veliky Ustyug started well, St. Petersburg is always interesting for tourists,” says the expert.

Thus, among the most popular New Year's tours in Russia: Kazan - 12,580 rubles per person for 4 days, Karelia - 19,924 rubles per person for 4 days, Veliky Ustyug - from 18,750 rubles per person for 4 days and St. Petersburg - from 1,417 rubles per person per day.

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New Year's holidays are a fun time not only for schoolchildren and students, but also for working people, because the holiday traditionally gives residents of the country a long weekend. Despite statements by officials about the abolition of long holiday weekends, the law was not adopted in 2018, so we will welcome 2019 as expected, relaxing.

Several holidays and pre-holidays in 2019 coincide with working days. For example, December 31st falls on a Monday, but will be a non-working day, etc. You can plan your winter mini-vacation now, since the corresponding Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on weekends and holidays in 2019 already exists.

In the outgoing year 2018, before the New Year there will be a holiday on Saturday and Sunday, December 22 and 23, which, of course, will not be very happy for those who celebrate Catholic Christmas on December 25.

The day off from Saturday 29 December is moved to Monday 31 December. This means the last weekend of 2018 will be Sunday and Monday December 30-31. From this moment on, the most natural New Year holidays 2019 will begin with their trips to the Christmas tree with children and joyful communication with Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. And someone will probably go to ski resorts these days or, conversely, to warm countries.

According to the official calendar of weekends and holidays approved by the Government, the New Year holidays in 2019 will last from January 1 to January 8. We celebrate New Year 2019 from Monday to Tuesday, and the first working day of 2019 will only be Wednesday, January 9.

In this case, the weekends, Saturday and Sunday, January 5 and 6, will be moved to Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3, respectively.

As a result, it turns out that you can celebrate the New Year this winter for 10 days – from December 30, 2018 to January 8, 2019! Some will say that you don’t need to rest for so long, but remember the children! Schoolchildren are on winter break at this time, which means adults have a great opportunity to spend the first days of 2019 with their children.

By the way, in the series of weekends in January 2019, we must not forget to celebrate January 7 - the Nativity of Christ.

We must indicate the same way we will rest on other holidays in 2019.

So, December 30 and 31, 2018 are days off, then from January 1 to January 8, 2019 – New Year holidays.

On Defender of the Fatherland Day In 2019 we have a two-day holiday - Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24. In this case, the day off from Saturday, February 23rd, will be moved to Friday, May 10th.

In March on International Women's Day We will rest for three days - from Friday the 8th to Sunday the 10th of March.

On May holidays 2019 has five days off - from Wednesday, May 1st to Sunday, May 5th.

Victory Day in 2019 we will be able to celebrate for four days - from Thursday, May 9 to Sunday, May 12.

On National Unity Day in November 2019 - from Saturday November 2 to Monday November 4.

In total, in connection with the holidays in 2019, Russians will be able to rest for 28 days - in fact, receiving a full additional vacation. It should be taken into account that the famous New Year holidays will begin on Sunday, December 30, 2018, and will last the traditional ten days - until January 8, 2019 inclusive.

However, according to the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee, Honored Doctor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Gennady Onishchenko, it’s time to stop with protracted celebrations, especially on New Year’s Day - this is not useful from any point of view.

“It seems that my definition of the New Year holidays, which over the past ten years has become, as they now say, a meme, is still relevant,” Onishchenko noted in a comment to the Federal News Agency. “I once called this period a “decade of horror” and I must say that protracted New Year’s celebrations cannot be called anything other than an anachronism.”

According to the parliamentarian, in most economically developed countries it is customary, after resting for one day, immediately after the New Year, as they say, to harness up and start working normally, implementing the economic and political agenda.

“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, starting in 1990, we first walked from the New Year right up to the old New Year - almost a decade and a half,” Onishchenko recalled. “And this has always caused great concern in connection with such an important topic as preserving public health.”

The danger awaits Russians not only in connection with the active libations and abundant food, which have become constant attributes of the protracted New Year celebrations.

The danger awaits Russians not only in connection with the active libations and abundant food, which have become constant attributes of the protracted New Year celebrations. The tradition of spending winter holidays in hot regions of the planet, which emerged in post-Soviet times, is also not conducive to health, says the first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee.

“Returning home from hot countries just before Epiphany frosts is a huge test for the body’s adaptation system,” noted FAN’s interlocutor. - This applies to any age, but it is especially dangerous for children, as well as for older people whose cardiovascular system is worn out. I equate these stresses for the body to Russian roulette.”

According to Gennady Onishchenko, such voyages lead to the fact that all the energy accumulated on vacation is wasted on adaptation, and instead of a surge of strength, a person experiences, at best, malaise, and at worst, is in danger of immediately catching a respiratory infection, since in mid-January as times when influenza epidemics peak.

“I think we need to return to Soviet practice, when on December 31 we worked part-time, in the evening the fair half gave themselves into voluntary slavery to produce herring under a fur coat and Olivier salad, on January 1 we slept off, and on the second we went to work,” Onishchenko noted.

This would be correct and civilized, and in addition, it would relieve people from the temptation to subject their bodies to serious climatic tests, overeating, excessive alcohol consumption and complete immobility under the hypnosis of action films and not the most worthy works performed by representatives of show business.”

“Today our citizens, having seriously undermined their health in all these areas, are very slowly, with difficulty getting into the working rhythm throughout the second half of January of the new year,” Onishchenko continued emotionally.

“It’s time to stop with this! We need to start the new year in a working mood, from a low start, and work as it was in Soviet times and as all economically developed countries do today. It's better than torturing your health! - said the State Duma deputy.

People's representatives take the initiative to shorten the New Year holidays in Russia every year. The last time a bill to reduce the holidays to two days - December 31 and January 1 - was introduced to the State Duma about six months ago.

However, the bill was once again scuttled. As it turned out, the initiative to have less rest does not arouse enthusiasm among the people. Only 20% of our country’s citizens are ready to support short holidays, while 71% of Russians are categorically against canceling the New Year holidays.

Superjob analysts came to this conclusion. They concluded that Russians love long holidays and are not ready to sacrifice a single day off.

So we rested, rested and will rest!

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The weekend schedule for the New Year holidays in 2018 is not very different from previous years. As usual, workers are given a whole week of vacation.
Project No. 1250 on postponing weekends and holidays in Russia has already been published:

10/14/17 Dmitry Medvedev approved

The January weekend, which has already become a long-standing tradition, will allow Russians to fully enjoy the New Year holidays. After which, from January 9, the normal working week will begin:
December 30, 2017(Saturday) - calendar day off;
31th of December(Sunday) - calendar day off;
1st of January(Monday) - New Year;
January 2(Tuesday) – public holiday;
January 3(Wednesday) – public holiday;
4 January(Thursday) – public holiday;
5 January(Friday) – public holiday;
6th January(Saturday) – day off (with a five-day working week);
Jan. 7(Sunday) – Nativity of Christ;
January 8(Monday) – holiday day off.

Calendar of weekends and holidays in January 2018

The anticipation of the holiday will help you not to feel sad during the first working week of the new year. The Old New Year is respected in many families, and not only Russian ones. Moreover, in 2018 it is celebrated on the night from Saturday to Sunday, so the fact that this holiday is not a national day off will not prevent you from celebrating it well.
According to tradition, on a generous evening (this is what this holiday is called in Ukraine and Belarus), it is customary to cook porridge from whole grains of wheat, bake pancakes and pies, and also prepare pork dishes, since St. Basil the Great, whose memory is honored on January 14, was the patron saint of pig farmers. Gardeners shake off snow from apple tree branches this night. This ritual is said to ensure a good harvest.

Holidays in January 2018 are not limited to Christmas and New Year holidays; this month has quite a few interesting dates and memorable days, but none of them are a day off.
January 12– Prosecutor's Day
13th of January– Russian Press Day
The 25th of January– Student Day or Tatyana’s Day
— Day of the navigator
January 27– Day of lifting the blockade

The moon makes its usual circle, regardless of weekends and weekdays, vacations and holidays. In January, she will be especially supportive of us on the 4th, 17th and 25th. And, of course, at this time I especially want to change something in my life. You can, for example, have a wedding this month; the most suitable days for this will be January 1, 21, 26.
Those who are not ready for such drastic changes can change less dramatically and get a new haircut. The moon will help in this matter on January 8, 18, 27. As a last resort, you can think about next spring and open the sowing season on the windowsill. The moon welcomes this business, especially January 2, 25 and 30 - these are the most suitable days for planting and replanting plants.

The way we rest, the way we work, the way we live. As you start the year, this is how it will be. Let's change ourselves and make the world around us a little better.
Author - consultant: Yulia Belka

Many people look forward to the annual and long New Year holidays. You can already see how we relax for the New Year 2020 and the days off for the New Year holidays.

January is an opportunity for many to take an extra vacation. After all, as a rule, the weekend for the January holidays stretches for a period of more than a week. 2020 is no exception. Although this year we will work more and rest less.

See all holidays and weekends in the 2020 Production Calendar. You can download documents in Excel and PDF for free.

How to relax for the New Year in 2020

Long New Year holidays are already an established tradition in Russia. The average duration of winter vacation is 10 days. And although every year the Government of the Russian Federation postpones weekends to other holiday months, there are no fewer days off for the January holidays. So, let's tell you how we relax for the New Year 2020.

According to the resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation (draft) on the transfer of days off:

• Saturday 4 January is moved to 4 May;
• Sunday January 5 - May 5.

How to relax in January 2020 official weekend (calendar)

How to relax during the New Year holidays in 2020: weekends in January

The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on the postponement of weekends and holidays in 2020 corresponds to Article of Law No. 112-FZ and the long-standing tradition of long New Year holidays.

New Year 2020 has 8 days off in a row - from January 1 to January 8 inclusive. December 30 and 31 (Monday and Tuesday) - working days, not shortened.

Total in January 2020:

• 17 working days
• 8 holiday days off - from January 1 to January 8;
• 6 regular days off - 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 January.

To extend the New Year holidays, many will take several days of vacation in January 2020. In this case, the billing period is 12 months from 01/01/19 to 12/31/19. The employer must issue vacation pay in advance - December 27. Since the final salary for December may not yet be known, you can calculate average earnings in two ways:

1. Calculate the salary for December in advance, if possible, and, taking this amount into account, determine the vacation pay for January. If something changes, recalculate the amount. For example, if an employee gets sick on the last day of December.
2. Calculate average earnings based on the known part of the December salary. When the final salary for December is determined, recalculate vacation pay.

If employees took vacation in January 2019, the days of the New Year holidays are not excluded when calculating vacation pay in 2020. If in January 2019 employees were on vacation after the holidays, then New Year's days are excluded from the calculation period (clause 5 of the Regulations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 24, 2007 No. 922). But the holidays themselves must be taken into account to calculate the number of days into which the company divides earnings (letter of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated April 15, 2016 No. 14-1/B-351)