To see how we relax in March, you need to find a production calendar. It reflects ordinary and festive weekends. The production calendar says that in March there will be ten days off and one holiday, which falls on Friday - the eighth of March. Only thirty-one days on the calendar, twenty workers.
Analysis of the production calendar at the beginning of March
The first of March hits Friday. On this day, the professional holiday of the forensic expert of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation is celebrated. The holiday is celebrated unofficially, so there will be no day off for representatives of this profession. The first of March also marks the unofficial day of the hosting provider, introduced in 2011. How do we relax in March?
The second and third of March are calendar weekends. Sunday marks the International Children's Television and Radio Broadcasting Day. In some cities of Russia, city events will be held dedicated to this event.
The fourth of March - Monday, is the day of the theater teller. The holiday is not official, so I did not receive a holiday on the calendar. Holders of the profession will not rest and will go to work on schedule.
Shrovetide begins on Monday - the fourth of March. From this day, festivities and fairs will begin and they will last until the end of the week. The main festivities occur on Sunday. Despite the scale of the holiday, there is no official holiday in this period. On Wednesday, March 6th is World Dentist Day, which is not officially celebrated in Russia.
On the pre-holiday day, which falls on Thursday, the seventh of March, the working day will be shortened. Many organizations will host corporate events. Some religious holidays and the continuation of Shrovetide, which lasts until the tenth of March, are celebrated.
Friday is March 8th. How to relax holidays? What will please the inhabitants of our country. International Women's Day received a holiday weekend on the calendar. In most cities of Russia, events dedicated to the holiday will be held. The ninth and tenth numbers are calendar days off. Now, knowing what days the weekend falls on March 8 and how to relax, you can make plans for this time.
What to do on the weekend of March
Many people living in the Russian Federation would like not to leave their homes and spend a three-day vacation lying on the couch or doing household chores. But there are those who would gladly leave their native walls. How to spend the weekend? If you already know how to relax in March, you can plan your vacation in advance. You can go shopping, go to the cinema, theater, visit museums and just breathe in the fresh air in the park. Surely, events dedicated to the holiday will be held in your city. If you do not want to stay in the city, you can visit ski resorts, for example, Rosa Khutor or Elbrus region. Go on a road trip in the region or spend a weekend in major cities of Russia. If the financial situation allows, you can go to the coming countries of Europe and spend the holiday weekend there. Popular European cities for visiting tourists remain Paris, Prague and London.
Comparison with 2018
Holiday weekends in March are carried over from year to year. How to relax in 2019? If you open the production calendar for 2018 and 2019, you can see that no significant changes have occurred. January holidays remained in the same place. The weekend dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day moved one day.In 2018, the twenty-third number fell on Friday, and the twenty-second of February was a shortened working day. In March, also one day went on a calendar day off.
Unlike 2018, in May 2019, the third and tenth numbers will be a weekend, but on June 11 the whole country will work. The fifth of November, which fell on Friday in 2018, will be Saturday at that. On the thirty and thirty-first of December, some organizations will be days off due to the working days of the twenty-third and twenty-fourth of the same month.
Why carry the weekend in 2019
Some holiday weekends fall in the middle of the week. In order not to violate Article 110 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, which states that a weekly rest should be at least forty-two hours, they are transferred to other days.
The fifth and sixth of January 2019 is the New Year holidays falling on Saturday and Sunday, so they are postponed to the first Thursday and Friday of May - the second and third numbers.
In the case of a three-day vacation dedicated to International Women's Day and National Unity Day, the weekend will not be postponed. A day off on June 12th will not be offset by a working day on a calendar day off.
Holiday Weekend 2019
There will be a total of 26 holidays. Ten days in January, the same in May, only the interval between May holidays - three days (sixth, seventh and eighth of May). May 8 will be a shortened working day. Also, the inhabitants of our country will rest for three days in March and in October.
In total, in 2019, one hundred eighteen days off and two hundred forty-seven working days.