Popular Holidays Which Are Not Public Holidays
- New Year according to Julian Calendar on January 14
- Tatiana Day on January 25
- Valentine's Day
- Maslenitsa (a week before the Great Lent)
- Easter
- Cosmonautics Day on April 12
- Radio Day on May 7
- Ivan Kupala Day on July 7
- Day of Conception on September 12
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