Holidays & Festivals

Russia

Holidays
January 1 New Year's Day
January 7-8 Russian Orthodox Christmas
February 23 Defenders of the Motherland Day
March 8 Women's Day
April 30 Russian Orthodox Easter
May 1-2 Spring and Labor Day
May 9 Victory in Europe Day
June 12 Russian Independence Day
August 22 National Flag Day
November 7 Anniversary of the October Revolution

Festivals
March 1-7 Spring Festival International
April Music Spring—St. Petersburg
Late Dec. Russian Winter Festival

Estonia

Holidays
January 1 New Year's Day
February 24 Independence Day
Early April Good Friday
Early April Easter
May 1 Spring Day
June 23 Victory Day
August 20 Restoration of Independence
December 25 Christmas Day

Festivals
Mid-June Memme-taadi Days
July Baltika Folk Festival
July (every five years) All-Estonian Song Festival
August White Lady Festival
August Day of the Setu Kingdom
November Time of Spirits

Latvia

Holidays
January 1 New Year's Day
Early April Good Friday
Early April Easter
May 1 Labor Day
June 23 Ligo Day
November 18 Proclamation of the Republic
December 25 Christmas Day

Festivals
Every five years Latvia Song Festival
June Mid-Summer Festival
June Gadatirgus
July Liepajas Dzintars
August Ascension Day