1936 Holidays and Events in Belarus

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1936, Wed	New Year's Day (Day 1)
Note A public holiday.
	1/2/1936, Thu	New Year's Day (Day 2)
Note A public holiday.
	1/7/1936, Tue	Orthodox Christmas
Note A public holiday. Reflects the majority Orthodox Christian tradition.
	3/8/1936, Sun	International Women's Day
Note A public holiday.
	4/21/1936, Tue	Radunitsa
Note A public holiday. Orthodox commemoration of the deceased.
	5/1/1936, Fri	Labour Day (Prazdnyk Pratsy)
Note A statutory non-working holiday. Also known as International Workers' Solidarity Day (Prazdnyk Pratsy / Sviata Pratsy), is one of the standing state holidays celebrated across all sectors.
	5/9/1936, Sat	Victory Day
Note A public holiday. Commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (9 May 1945).
	7/3/1936, Fri	Independence Day (Day of the Republic)
Note A public holiday. Officially the "Day of the Republic." Commemorates the 3 July 1944 liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupation.
	11/7/1936, Sat	October Revolution Day
Note A public holiday. Commemorates the 1917 October Revolution.
	12/25/1936, Fri	Catholic Christmas
Note A public holiday. Catholic Christmas. Reflects the historical Catholic minority in western Belarus — Belarus is UNIQUE among post-Soviet states in recognising both Orthodox (Jan 7) and Catholic (Dec 25) Christmas as non-working days.