1977 Holidays and Events in Belarus

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1977, Sat	New Year's Day (Day 1)
Note A public holiday.
	1/2/1977, Sun	New Year's Day (Day 2)
Note A public holiday.
	1/7/1977, Fri	Orthodox Christmas
Note A public holiday. Reflects the majority Orthodox Christian tradition.
	3/8/1977, Tue	International Women's Day
Note A public holiday.
	4/19/1977, Tue	Radunitsa
Note A public holiday. Orthodox commemoration of the deceased.
	5/1/1977, Sun	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.
	5/9/1977, Mon	Victory Day
Note A public holiday. Commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (9 May 1945).
	7/3/1977, Sun	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.
	11/7/1977, Mon	October Revolution Day
Note A public holiday. Commemorates the 1917 October Revolution.
	12/25/1977, Sun	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.