When is Defender of the Fatherland Day in the Russian Federation?

Defender of the Fatherland Day falls on Friday, February 23rd, 2024 (61 days ago) in the Russian Federation.

Is Defender of the Fatherland Day a public holiday?

Yes, Defender of the Fatherland Day is a public holiday in the Russian Federation.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2020 February 24th Monday Defender of the Fatherland Day (Observed) Long weekend.
2021 February 23rd Tuesday Defender of the Fatherland Day
2022 February 23rd Wednesday Defender of the Fatherland Day
2023 February 23rd Thursday Defender of the Fatherland Day
2024 February 23rd Friday Defender of the Fatherland Day Long weekend.
2025 February 24th Monday Defender of the Fatherland Day (Observed) Long weekend.
2026 February 23rd Monday Defender of the Fatherland Day Long weekend.
2027 February 23rd Tuesday Defender of the Fatherland Day
2028 February 23rd Wednesday Defender of the Fatherland Day
2029 February 23rd Friday Defender of the Fatherland Day Long weekend.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="RU" -d year="2023" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "RU",
  "year": "2023",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'RU',
  year: '2023',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'RU',
  'year' => '2023',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "RU"
$Body.year = "2023"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'RU',
  'year': '2023',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'RU',
  'year': '2023',
})