In the first month of the year, January, there are not even three days of important, significant and truly festive events.esyatkov. But at the same time, some of them are fateful for the fate of the world and are remarkable from the Russian national point of view.

The most beloved for residents of almost any age of our Fatherland is. However, it is widely celebrated in most countries of all five continents. They begin to celebrate it on the very last evening of the outgoing year. And taking into account the fact that our Christmas holidays last up to ten days, the New Year may well grab a third of them. Christmas trees, garlands, richly laid tables, carnivals, round dances around decorated Christmas trees in city squares and at home too, sparkling champagne - it takes your breath away!
Surprisingly, on the first day of the world, a very funny holiday is also celebrated - Hangover Day. It was invented by funny Britons. At first, as an advertisement for the use of drugs and other remedies for suffering after excessively taken degrees, on the chest. And then they began to call it that - Hangover Day. At the same time, priority was given to a glass of alcohol, in our case - vodka. He drank, his body felt warm, and he felt better. got drunk and folk remedies- cold kvass, and even more brine. Some leaned on fatty foods, but in principle it was harmful.
After the stormy New Year's feasts and a hangover, they did not have time to come to their senses, as Christmas came. It is ranked by the Orthodox people among the twelve of the most revered Christian holidays. Namely, according to the doctrine, on the seventh of January in Bethlehem, in the most supernatural way, the Virgin Mary, whom we later began to reverently call the Mother of God, a baby named Jesus Christ was born. In a cave, a manger in which they put food for livestock. And among the first to see Jesus were the shepherds, who spread the good news around. Catholics celebrate Christmas before Russians. But for both, it is a divine event. Festive church services are held in temples, churches, cathedrals. People warmly congratulate each other. By Christmas, the forty-day Advent fast ends, and therefore meals are rich in dishes, true Christians are happy to drink Cahors, which, as you know, is a church wine drink, and is allowed to be consumed, of course, in reasonable doses.
A few days after the Nativity of Christ, a holiday comes and a completely amazing property - Thank You Day! It has long roots going back to the sixteenth century. Moreover, Russian: thank you came from the merger of two words God save. The holiday took root, and with pleasure was picked up by the world. Although there is Thanksgiving Day in the same America, and Thanksgiving Day in other countries. But they should not be confused with Thanks Day. We have "thank you!" sounds a little warmer and more welcoming!

Among the twelve especially revered church holidays in Orthodoxy is the Baptism of the Lord, which occurs on the night of January 19th. It is connected with John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus Christ in the sacred Jordan River. Epiphany is a truly national holiday, widely celebrated in many countries of the world. Water on this day in all reservoirs acquires amazing properties - it, being collected by us in different containers, does not deteriorate for a long time. And a year and several years can remain crystal clear. And drinking it is considered beneficial for health. Epiphany fonts appear everywhere - in rivers and seas, lakes they make solid-sized holes, the water in them is consecrated by church ministers, having plunged headlong into them three times and crossed three times, you are, as it were, reborn. There is a rumor that the Lord, after accepting the "Jordan", forgives people for their sins.
January 21st is World Hug Day. It comes from the USA and dates back to 1986. At first, exclusively National holiday, but then quite unexpectedly spread across the planet. It was invented by students of American colleges, institutes and universities. But hugs are beyond erotica and sexual fantasies - they are warm, from the heart, with wishes for happiness, joy and always good mood!
Tatyana's Day! The favorite holiday of all students, Russian students in particular. He was born in 1775, when Moscow University was opened by decree of our Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. On the one hand, January 25 is celebrated as the birthday of one of the most prestigious universities in the world, on the other hand, a student holiday - Tatyana's Day. It is more correct to call the great martyr Tatian. In the distant third century, she accepted death at the hands of the henchmen of the Roman emperor Alexander Severus. They tortured her for a long time for her fierce faith in Jesus Christ. And seeing that she would never renounce God, they killed her with a sword. By the way, since 2005 we have had the Day of Russian Students.

There are still a few months before the New Year, but today it is already worth wondering how official weekends and holidays will be distributed in January 2019 and when to go to work after the long-awaited Christmas holidays.

Despite the often-heard proposals to cancel the long winter holidays, in 2019 all Russians working on the classic five-day schedule will receive such a welcome vacation. Let's figure out how many days we walk this time, and also what are the features winter holidays season 2018-2019.

Official holiday calendar

Project production calendar has already been approved in Russia, which means that you can predict with a high degree of probability when the holidays will begin and end in January 2019, and on which dates you can plan long-distance trips to friends or relatives, as well as traditional winter trips.

So, in the upcoming January 2019, the holidays will immediately capture 10 calendar days, and the first weekend New Year holidays for all of Russia will be December 30, 2018. In general, the first month of winter gives us a lot of reasons to meet. So, in January 2019, the official weekend frames the two biggest family holidays:

• New Year(on the night of December 31 to January 1);
• Nativity of Christ (on the night of January 6-7).

Important! Saturday 29 December will be a working day this winter season. The country's leadership somewhat extended the period of the "long weekend" by moving the working day from December 31 (Monday) to December 29 (Saturday).

The all-Russian vacation will last until 01/08/19 inclusive! Tuesday (January 8) is an official holiday, and the first working day of 2019 for everyone will be Wednesday 01/09/19.

Thanks to a lucky coincidence, the first work week will be short, which will help all Russians to smoothly join the work schedule after the New Year's mini-vacation.

Another gift of January will be the long May weekend in 2019, because it was on May 2 and 3 that they planned to postpone the weekend, which will be released on Saturday and Sunday, January 5 and 6.

Vacation calendar

Schoolchildren and students are also looking forward to the January holidays of 2019, because for them the official holidays are another opportunity to forget about serious lessons and classes and plunge into magical atmosphere New Year's fairy tale

All Russian schoolchildren will have a rest from December 26, 2018 to January 8, 2019 (inclusive).

For students, the official weekend for the January holidays of the coming 2019, as well as for the adult working population, will be 10 calendar days (from 12/30/18 to 01/08/19)

How to relax during the January holidays?

The calendar compiled by the country's leadership allows residents of different regions of the Russian Federation to use the official holidays of 2019 to the maximum, arranging bright January holidays, unforgettable trips and joyful meetings for themselves and their families.

Every family has its own traditions. Someone honors church holidays and most of all, in January 2019, Christmas is waiting, and someone likes to gather the whole family in new year's eve. If you dream of giving yourself and your family truly vivid emotions this winter, we suggest you make an exciting journey by visiting:

• the most interesting corners of Russia;
• manor of Father Frost;
• one of the fabulously beautiful European capitals;
• the tropics, whose nature in January is simply amazing;
• warm countries and islands where you can plunge into the real summer.

If you don’t know where to go in the winter of 2019 for the January holidays with the benefit of teaching your child, take an interest in winter language courses for schoolchildren of different age groups. Perhaps it is such a useful and exciting vacation that will be the most vivid and unforgettable for the child.

In fact, there are a lot of destinations for an unforgettable winter holiday. As well as the format of the New Year holidays. Depending on individual preferences, you can choose one of the agencies or organize a tour on your own with an optimal program, which can include:

• visiting historical monuments and museums;
• acquaintance with natural beauties region;
• exciting behind-the-scenes adventures;
• New Year's entertainment;
• visiting colorful fairs and entertainment;
• skiing and skiing;
• variety of extreme entertainment.

On the pages of our information portal, you will find a lot of advice on where you can go on vacation for the January holidays and what events are offered to guests in 2019 by the largest cities of Russia and the capitals of European countries. We are also ready to tell you what the weather will be like in the most popular cities of the world in January 2019, which will help you plan your vacation correctly and choose the best direction.

The January calendar of dates is not so simply prepared, but because of its importance, because it contains significant and memorable dates in Russia in January 2019, and which all Russians should know and remember, because this is our history, both near and far. In any case, we must remember the memorable and significant dates of our country, in particular, what dates will be on the calendar in January 2019, why this month is so remarkable in our history, what it has contributed to the development and formation of Russia.

The dates of each country are different, jubilee and memorable, both of rather significant significance, the state level, and less significant, for example, the local level of value and reverence, some community, region, region or city. On any of the memorable and anniversary dates of January 2019, we treat and need to treat with special respect, especially those of them that, with their significance, left an indelible mark on our glorious history, influenced the historical course of development Russian Federation, its current position.

Calendar of memorable and significant dates January 2019

In order to know exactly about the dates of January 2019, when there are memorable and significant dates for the country in Russia, and a calendar of such dates has been prepared, in which there are all such days that are significant for the country, which you will have to get acquainted with with pleasure, because you not in vain on this page, it means you are interested in learning about them.

Next, you will get acquainted not only with the dates of January 2019, the calendar of memorable and significant dates of the Russian Federation, but also learn about the holidays of this month and all the others, state and religious significance, as well as professional, which is also important for many of those Russians who always happy to celebrate his professional day.

January 2019 dates, Russia date calendar in January

January 1 - 100 years since the birth of the Russian writer D.A. Granina (1919-2017)

100 years since the birth of the American writer D.D. Salinger (1919-2010)

January 4 - 185 years since the birth of the Russian artist V.G. Perov (1834-1882)

210 years since the birth of Louis Braille (1809-1852), French inventor of dotted script

85 years since the birth of the Russian artist Z.K. Tsereteli (1934)

January 8 - 195 years since the birth of the English writer W.W. Collins (1824-1889)

January 9 - 265 years since the birth of the Russian bibliophile P.P. Dubrovsky (1754-1816)

January 16 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian actor V.S. Lanovoy (1934)

January 17 - 250 years since the birth of the Russian commander P.Kh. Wittgenstein (1769-1843)

January 18 - 330 years since the birth of the French philosopher and writer Sh.L. Montesquieu (1689-1755)

January 19 - 210 years since the birth of the American writer E.A. By (1809-1849)

180 years since the birth of the French painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

January 21 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian-American sociologist and culturologist P.A. Sorokin (1889-1968)

January 22 - 115 years since the birth of the writer and publicist A.P. Gaidar (1904-1941)

290 years since the birth of the German writer and playwright G.E. Lessing (1729-1781)

65 years since the birth of Russian actor Leonid Yarmolnik (1954)

January 25 - 260 years since the birth of the Scottish poet R. Burns (1759-1796)

145 years since the birth of the English writer and playwright W.S. Maugham (1874-1965)

215 years since the birth of the French writer Eugene Sue (Marie Joseph, 1804-1857)

January 27 - Day of military glory of Russia. 75th anniversary of the complete lifting of the blockade of Leningrad (1944)

January 27 - 140 years since the birth of the writer and essayist P.P. Bazhov (1879-1950)

January 2019 calendar

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Holidays in 2019 (with days off)

As they say, give a man free rein - every day there will be days off. At the same time, the January holidays are the very first of the year. We all love the first winter month because it has many holidays, and, accordingly, days off. But few of us really know what the January holidays are, how we relax these days. Where it is written is also not known to everyone. And what to do after the January holidays? In this article, we will deal with all these questions.

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What celebrations come to mind when we say "January holidays"? Of course, first of all it is the New Year, Christmas and Epiphany. However, apart from them, there is a huge number of both Russian and international holidays. Nevertheless, let's talk about everything in order.

Holidays of the first decade of January

The New Year, which comes on the first of January, is a favorite holiday for all children and adults. In our country, as in many other countries, it is traditionally celebrated on the night of December 31 to January 1. On a wonderful holiday, it is traditionally customary to give gifts to each other and say warm words and wishes. Each year has its own symbol according to Eastern calendar. 2016 is the Year of the Monkey, 2017 is the Year of the Rooster, 2018 is the Year of the Dog and so on.

In addition, World Peace Day is celebrated on the same day. This significant date Roman Catholic Church. In the Vatican, this is a day off, and in Brazil the same day is also celebrated as the World Day of Universal Fraternity. At the same time, every year September 21 is celebrated at the initiative of the UN.

Christmas Eve is on the sixth of January. What is the reason for this name? It is associated with the custom of Orthodox Christians to take juicy for food on this day. Sochivo is dried bread grains. They are soaked in water and, simply put, they are porridge. Sochiv for the Orthodox was not only porridge and any lenten food, but also "milk of various seeds." These are oils - sunflower, poppy, hemp, as well as all sorts of others. Such "milk" was seasoned with porridge at the usual time, but especially often - during the forty-day fast before Christmas itself, as well as on Christmas Eve.

Christmas itself is the seventh of January. Great church Christian holiday, established in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Holidays of the second decade of January

January 11 is World Thank You Day - the most polite day of the year! IN ancient times our early ancestors, when using words of gratitude, usually used only the verb “thank”. Our ancestors said: “Thank you!” It was at a time when paganism prevailed in our land. But when Christianity came, the original word “thank you” was replaced by “thank you”. Therefore, people came up with the idea of ​​​​celebrating Thank You Day on the 11th of January.

Among other things, the Day of Reserves and Parks comes on January 11 - just on this day, the very first state and national reserve, Barguzinsky, was formed in Russia.

Another important date is the Day of the Prosecutor's Office, which comes in the Russian Federation on January 12th. By the way, on this day in 1722, by decree of Peter the Great, a special position was first established - the Prosecutor General. This post was established under the Senate. The holiday has been celebrated by decree of the President of the Russian Federation since 1996. Boris Yeltsin was the president at that time.

January 13 - Press Day in Russia - given significant event is celebrated on this day due to the fact that in 1703 on January 13 in tsarist Russia, the number of the first Russian newspaper. There were no other newspapers in Russia then, and Peter the Great himself was very pleased with this event. The newspaper was called Vedomosti.

The Old New Year is celebrated on January 14th. This wonderful and unique holiday was the result of a change in the system of chronology.

The day of the commission for minors - it was on this day in the 20th century that the "Decree on the establishment of commissions for minors" was adopted - is also celebrated on January 14th. The purpose of this commission was not to punish teenagers, as it could be, but to provide assistance and support to them, as well as their parents. The Commission on Juvenile Affairs ensures that in the future the child can find himself in this troubled life.

Epiphany Christmas Eve comes on January 18 - this is an evening of preparation. At this time, the Orthodox - on the eve of the big Orthodox holiday. An important religious date is called the Theophany of the Lord, or Baptism.

Accordingly, the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on January 19 - on this day the Orthodox Church remembers how the prophet John the Baptist performed the sacred rite. The act that took place in was the baptism of Jesus.

Holidays of the third decade of January

International - non-standard date in the year. According to the tradition of this holiday, it is required to embrace even a stranger in a friendly embrace on this day. It is believed that students came up with this holiday! And it is celebrated on January 21st.

In addition, January 21 is the Day of Engineering Troops. These troops have been leading their history since another decree of Peter the Great, which was announced on January 21, 1701. It was a law on the creation in Moscow of a completely new, previously unparalleled in Russia, School of the Pushkar order. That is why this holiday is celebrated on this day. Artillery officers and military engineers were trained just at this school.

Tatyana's Day, January 25, approved by decree of the President of the Russian Federation as professional holiday many Russian students. It is celebrated on January 25 according to the new style because Moscow State University was established in 1755. Just since then, she has been considered one of the patrons of students. By the way, this name itself - Tatiana - means "organizer" in Greek and came from antiquity.

Navigator's Day navy- January 25: in the 18th century, Peter the Great decided to teach navigators the laws, as well as the rules of navigation. However, the holiday itself has been celebrated only since 1997.

But on January 26 comes the Day of the Customs Officer, which was first celebrated in 1983. timed given date to the anniversary of the world organization responsible for customs borders.

Automobile Invention Day is celebrated on the day that the creator of the automobile, Benz, received a patent for his remarkable invention. It's January 29th.

Day of Santa Claus and his granddaughter Snegurochka - this day in Rus' was considered a popular winter holiday, on which people glorified Santa Claus and his granddaughter Snegurochka. Celebrated January 30th.

What other holidays are there in January?

In addition to the well-known holidays in Russia, there are also international holidays January, including:

• The birthday of a regular straw for cocktails is January 3rd.
• Newton's day comes in January, the 4th.
• World Day of the rather famous group The Beatles - January 16; they are considered the founders of heavy music.
• Day of children's inventions. A very interesting and cute date falls on January 17th.
• Handwriting Day on January 23; It is also called Handwriting Day.
• funny date international day popsicle - January 24th.
• Day of protection of personal and personal data is celebrated on January 28.
• Day of mobilization against the most serious threat - nuclear war - comes on January 29th.
• International No Internet Day - January 31st.

Many of the listed January holidays are popular in our country. But a good question arises: “What are the weekends for the January holidays?” Now we will deal with this problem, taking into account Russian legislation.

Holiday weekends in January

You can see what official days off are for the January holidays and for others throughout the year in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. In particular, Article 112 of the Labor Code establishes an official holiday from the first to the eighth of January. These days are New Year holidays. And January 7 is Christmas itself, also a non-working day.

Days off on other January holidays, for example, on professional holidays, can be set independently in a particular organization. However, once again it is worth noting that the Labor Code classifies only the first eight days as public holidays in January.

When to work in January?

Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that work is not carried out on the January holidays. We start work almost in the middle of the month, when all the celebrations are over. The specific number is established annually by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Transfer of January holidays

By the way, the government of the Russian Federation, in agreement with the President of the Russian Federation, annually decides to postpone non-working and public holidays, which may fall on a weekend, on other days, for example, on January 10 or 11, or in general for other months.

Few people do not like winter, because it is at this time of the year that everyone’s favorite fall new year holidays. These are days when there is an opportunity to take a break from routine affairs, stay with family, visit relatives and meet friends. Well, and, of course, January holidays It's gift time. This year, the government has prepared a real gift for its citizens - the New Year holidays, which will last for 8 days. In addition to these days, there are other holidays in January, in particular, the Old New Year, Epiphany, Tatiana's Day, but they are not official holidays, so it is better to postpone the celebrations to the evening and devote yourself to work during the day.

How are we relaxing in January 2020?

Now you can safely celebrate the New Year and not think that you need to go to work in a day or two. Big vacations make it possible to fully plunge into the atmosphere of the January holidays, especially since January 7 - religious holiday- Christmas, it would have been a holiday anyway. It is very inconvenient when you have to go to work for several days after a holiday, after which the holidays come again, and then the weekend. This is unsettling, employees cannot tune in to the work process and at the workplace they mentally create a menu for the next holiday. Therefore, it is better to work out a few working days in advance, so that later you can leave for a week or go to a resort.

How are official holidays distributed in January 2020?

13th of January Wednesday Friday	weekend
January 4, 5 Saturday Sunday	weekend
January 6 - 8 monday Wednesday	weekend
January 9, 10 Thursday Friday	work days
January 11, 12 Saturday Sunday	weekend

In the first month of 2020, you will have to rest more than work. From 31 calendar day 14 days make up a weekend, these are New Year's holidays in January in Russia, as well as regular holidays that fall on January 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26. Such an abundance of non-working days knocks out of the usual rhythm and removes from the working atmosphere. Holidays should be perceived as a kind of vacation and an opportunity to relax and recuperate for subsequent work in 2020. After the New Year holidays, there will be an opportunity to return to work with renewed vigor.

date	Event
1	Catholic Feast of the Virgin Mary world peace day
3	Memorial Day of Princess Olga
6	catholic epiphany Christmas in Armenia
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11	World Thank You Day Day of Reserves and National Parks
12	Day of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
13	Russian Press Day
18	Epiphany Christmas Eve
19	Baptism of the Lord (Holy Epiphany)