The most favorite time for Russians comes in January and May, when, on absolutely legal grounds, the whole country goes on a paid vacation. And if the New Year is mostly associated with troubles, albeit pleasant ones, then the May holidays are expected as a long-awaited opportunity to escape away from the city, and each time they wonder how many days will fall to rest this year.
May: how many days will you have to rest in spring 2014?
In May 2014, all compatriots will have as many as 7 holidays.
But this can hardly be compared with the generous gift that was presented in 2013: last year, the May holidays broke every conceivable and inconceivable record and lasted 9 days.
So, from May 1 to May 4, Russia will celebrate the Spring and Labor Day.
On May 1, the holiday itself is celebrated, on the 2nd of the additional day off arose due to the postponement of the holiday on January 4, which fell on Saturday, and May 3 and 4 are calendar days off.
The second wave of holidays, associated with May 9, will be one day less - from May 9 to 11. On May 9, the Victory Day will be celebrated throughout the country, and 10 and 11 will again fall on a calendar weekend.
Thus, the working days between the holidays will be May 5, 6, 7 and 8. In this case, the pre-holiday days of April 30 and May 8 should be one hour less than usual. And 7 days will become non-working in May: May 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11.
Life hack: how to save on vacation and when else will you have to rest in 2014
Taking advantage of the fact that all business activity on the territory of Russia from the end of April to mid-May is simply paralyzed, some take leave for the working period between the two May holidays. Such a maneuver will significantly save vacation days at the expense of holidays and then spend them with no less benefit.
After May 2014, all residents of Russia will officially be able to relax twice more: June 12 (Russia Day) and November 4 (National Unity Day). Holidays will be short - only one day each - and will fall on the middle (Day of Russia) and the beginning (Day of National Unity) of the working week.
In total, according to the production calendar, with a full five-day work week in 2014, 247 days will be workers, and 118 will fall on weekends and holidays.
Meanwhile in South America
By the way, only Argentina and Colombia surpassed Russia in the number of public holidays. In Argentina, public holidays last a total of 19 days, and in Colombia - 18, a solid part of them falls on Catholic holidays. But in terms of the number of vacation days, only Brazil is ahead of Russia, in which you can take a vacation not for 28, but for 30 days.
But if Russia celebrated religious holidays that are so characteristic of Europe (Easter, All Saints' Day, Virgin Mary's Day, Trinity, etc.), then it would definitely come out on top in terms of the number of holidays.
