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Holiday parental Saturday. What to eat on Mother's Saturday

This expression - "parental Saturday" - we have all heard more than once. Of course, the name itself says, it seems, that she should be somehow connected with her parents or the older generation. But is it? And what should be done on this day?

To begin with, the main thing is that there is not one parental Saturday in the year, there are several of them. The first one is today February 10. However, first things first.

First, about why Saturday was chosen for commemoration. This tradition has been going on since biblical times, when this day was considered a day of rest. And peace is the best state for prayer and remembrance of those who are no longer with us.

The first and closest parental Saturday to us is called Meatless universal Parental Saturday- it falls two weeks before Lent. This year, we repeat February 10.

Then, before the Trinity, on the 49th day after Easter, precedes the beginning of the Apostolic Lent Trinity Ecumenical Parental Saturday (May 26). Pay attention - both of these Saturdays, both Myasopustnaya and Trinity, are ecumenical. On such days, ecumenical panikhidas are served in churches, and during the day, all the deceased Orthodox Christians, without exception, are commemorated.

During Great Lent (2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, that is, this year, March 3, March 10 And March 17) these days are specially set for commemoration, since at this time the traditional daily commemoration of the dead has been canceled.

There are also so-called Saturdays of small fasts- This last Saturdays before the Christmas (November 28 - January 6), Petrovsky, or Apostolic (June 4 - July 11) and Assumption (August 14 - August 27) fasts. These days, the commemoration of the dead is also traditionally performed.

In addition, the dead are commemorated on Dimitrievskaya (November 3), Pokrovskaya and Mikhailovskaya Saturdays, although this period is not marked as a funeral. These are the so-called Private parent days .

The departed are remembered Radonitsa. In 2018, it falls on April 17. Note that this is Tuesday. Radonitsa comes nine days after Easter. On Radonitsa it is also supposed to visit the graves of relatives and put them in order.

On February 10, the Parents' Saturday closest to us, churches and cemeteries are traditionally visited. And the first is more important than the second. On this day, with the most sincere, brightest words, they pray for the departed loved ones, asking for the peace of their souls in the next world. It is necessary to order special commemorations.

At the end of the service, which must be defended to the end, it is necessary, if possible, to distribute alms to those who are in need, to whom you can at least somehow help. This is how they remember those who, according to church rules, are not remembered - including those who have not been baptized and who have died voluntarily. When visiting the grave of deceased relatives, it is supposed to put it in order and pray.

By tradition on the universal parent Saturday kutya, a dish made from honey and wheat, was placed on the table. Now, for obvious reasons, rice is used instead of wheat, which is boiled with the addition of honey and raisins. Cooking kutya according to the rules is easy:

1. Rinse the rice before cooking, cook the grits until cooked without pre-soaking. Rice should be soft but crumbly.

2. Boil syrup from honey and sugar, add to rice (to taste).

3. Steam dried fruits, dry, cut into small pieces and mix with rice.

4. Transfer the finished kutia to the dishes in a small slide. Top kutya can be decorated with nuts or raisins. Sometimes raisins are kneaded inside, this is not forbidden. If you decide so, pre-fry the raisins with honey or sugar for butter in a frying pan.

But extra tears on this day are not welcome. Blessed memory, the best memories and kind words addressed to the departed are the best memory of them.

As for the implementation of other rules, for the most part simply established traditionally, it is believed that on this day you can do household chores, but do not overwork yourself, it is worth helping as many people as possible. But to arrange a "commemoration" in the sense of a feast, and even with alcohol, is not worth it. In extreme cases, it is permissible to drink a little wine, while strong drinks are prohibited.

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Another day of remembrance is the seventh Thursday after Easter, the so-called Semik. To commemorate those who have gone to Semik is pure folk tradition. On this day, they also remember the dead voluntarily and unbaptized. Semik falls on May 24 this year.

Sunday 24 March 2019 football teams will meet in the qualification of the group stage of Euro 2020 Russia and Kazakhstan.

In the current qualifying tournament, this will be the second match of the Russian team. Recall that in the first meeting, Russia met with Belgium, which lost with a score of 1:3.

The Russia-Kazakhstan meeting will take place on March 24, 2019 at the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the city of Astana(which was renamed on March 20 in just a couple of hours to Nur-Sultan by decision of members of Parliament). And how can one not remember one of the jokes dedicated to the renaming of the city, and not to say, in relation to the Russian national football team, that it "flew to Astana, and flew to Nur-Sultan." Officially, the city changed its name on March 23, 2019, after the signing of the relevant Decree by the new head of state, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The match will be played at the stadium "Astana Arena"("Nur-Sultan Arena"). Beginning - at 17:00 Moscow time (at 20:00 local time).

That is:
* Venue of the match - Kazakhstan, Astana (Nur-Sultan), "Astana Arena".
* Broadcast start time - 17:00 Moscow time.

Where to watch live match Russia - Kazakhstan:

In Russia live broadcast of the football match will show federal TV channel "Match!". The program dedicated to the game will begin at 16:35 Moscow time, the live broadcast itself will begin at 17:00 Moscow time.

In Kazakhstan live broadcast of the game of football teams can be seen on the channel QAZAQSTAN at 20:00 local time.

March 18 in Crimea is a day off or a working day:

According to the above laws, in the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol the date "March 18" is a non-working holiday, an additional day off.

That is:
* March 18 in the Crimea and the city of Sevastopol is a day off.

If March 18 falls on a holiday (as happens in 2023, for example), the holiday is moved to the next business day.

If the holiday date coincides with the annual paid vacation, March 18 is not included in the number of calendar days of vacation, but extends it.

Is March 17 a shortened working day:

If the calendar date March 17 falls on a working day, then the duration of work on this day is reduced by 1 hour.

This rule is established in the 95th article. Labor Code RF and applies to working days preceding, among other things, regional holidays.

International Women's Day on March 8 is a memorable date for the UN, and the organization includes 193 states. Memorable dates, announced by the General Assembly, are designed to encourage UN members to show increased interest in these events. However, on this moment not all member states of the United Nations approved the celebration women's day in their territories on the specified date.

Below is a list of countries that celebrate International Women's Day. Countries are grouped into groups: in a number of states, the holiday is an official non-working day (day off) for all citizens, somewhere around March 8, only women have a rest, and there are states where they work on March 8.

In which countries is March 8 a public holiday (for everyone):

* In Russia- March 8 is one of the most beloved holidays, when men congratulate all women without exception.

* In Ukraine- International Women's Day continues to be an additional public holiday, despite regular proposals to remove the event from the list non-working days and replace it, for example, with Shevchenko's Day, which will be celebrated on March 9.
* In Abkhazia.
* in Azerbaijan.
* In Algeria.
* In Angola.
* In Armenia.
* In Afghanistan.
* In Belarus.
* To Burkina Faso.
* in Vietnam.
* In Guinea-Bissau.
* In Georgia.
* In Zambia.
* In Kazakhstan.
* In Cambodia.
* In Kenya.
* In Kyrgyzstan.
* In North Korea.
* In Cuba.
* In Laos.
* In Latvia.
* In Madagascar.
* In Moldova.
* In Mongolia.
* In Nepal.
* In Tajikistan Since 2009, the holiday has been renamed Mother's Day.
* In Turkmenistan.
* In Uganda.
* In Uzbekistan.
* In Eritrea.
* In South Ossetia.

Countries where March 8 is a day off for women only:

There are countries in which only women are released from work on International Women's Day. This rule has been approved:

* In China.
* In Madagascar.

Which countries celebrate March 8, but it's a working day:

In some countries, International Women's Day is widely celebrated, but is a working day. This:

* Austria.
* Bulgaria.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* Germany- in Berlin since 2019, March 8 is a day off, in the whole country it is a working day.
* Denmark.
* Italy.
* Cameroon.
* Romania.
* Croatia.
* Chile.
* Switzerland.

Which countries do NOT celebrate March 8:

* In Brazil - most of the inhabitants of which have not even heard of the "international" holiday on March 8. The main event of late February - early March for Brazilians and Brazilians is not Women's Day at all, but the world's largest Brazilian festival, also called the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, according to the Guinness Book of Records. In honor of the festival, Brazilians rest for several days in a row, from Friday to noon on the Catholic Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent (which for Catholics has a movable date and begins 40 days before Catholic Easter).

* In the USA, the holiday is not an official holiday. In 1994, an attempt by activists to get the celebration approved in Congress was unsuccessful.

* In the Czech Republic (Czech Republic) - most of the country's population considers the holiday as a relic of the communist past and main symbol the old regime.

Parental Saturdays are days of special commemoration of the departed.
These days, at the Liturgy, prayers are read for the dead Orthodox Christians, funeral services are performed. Since almost all such days are associated with the Easter calendar, the dates of parental days change from year to year.

Parental Saturdays in 2019

9 days of special remembrance for the dead in 2019:

Universal Parent Saturdays

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These days the Church prayerfully commemorates all the dead Christians. A special, ecumenical memorial service is served in the temple.

1. Meatfare Saturday - March 2

A week before Lent, on Saturday before. On the day preceding the remembrance of the Last Judgment, Christians pray Righteous Judge show His mercy to all the departed Christians.

2. Trinity Saturday - Saturday before the feast of the Holy Trinity - June 15

With God, everyone is alive. In the Church, we feel connected to all the dead Christians. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. On the eve of this day, the Church prays for Christians who have crossed the threshold of earthly life.

Parental Saturdays of Great Lent

"Parental" Saturdays began to be called, because Christians prayerfully commemorated, first of all, their deceased parents. These days in the temple, after the Liturgy, a special funeral service is performed - a memorial service.

Throughout Great Lent, there are very few days when it is possible to celebrate the full Liturgy, and hence the main church prayer for the departed. In order not to deprive the dead of prayer intercession during this period, the Church has established three special days for prayer for them.

2nd week of Lent - March 23

3rd week of Great Lent - March 30

The 4th week of Great Lent is canceled in 2019, as it falls on April 6, the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation.

Private parenting days

These days of commemoration of the departed exist in the liturgical practice only of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1. Commemoration day for all those who died during the Great Patriotic War - May 9

After the liturgy, a thanksgiving service is performed for the gift of victory and a funeral litia.

2. Radonitsa - 9th day after Easter, Tuesday of St. Thomas' week - May 7

From that day on, the Charter of the Church again, after a long break for great post and Paschal days, allows the church-wide commemoration of the dead.

3. Day of Remembrance of Orthodox soldiers, for the Faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland on the battlefield of those killed - September 11

The commemoration was established by decree of Catherine II during Russian-Turkish war(1768–1774). In modern liturgical practice, it is often omitted.

4. Dimitrievskaya parental Saturday - November 2.

On the Saturday preceding the day of memory of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica (November 8). Installed by the right-believing prince Dmitry Donskoy after returning to Moscow from the battle on the Kulikovo field (1380).

During Great Lent, there are Saturday days of special prayerful commemoration of the dead - parental Saturdays of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks of Holy Forty Days.

Christian love prompts us to pray for the dead, by which we are all mutually united in Jesus Christ and constitute spiritual wealth. The departed are our neighbors, whom the Lord bequeaths to love as ourselves. God does not say: love your neighbors while they live.

Parental Saturdays in 2019

On Holy Forty Days - the days of Great Lent, spiritual feat, the feat of repentance and doing good to others - the Church calls on believers to be in the closest union of Christian love and peace not only with the living, but also with the dead, to make prayerful commemorations on the appointed days of those who have departed from real life. In addition, the Saturdays of these weeks are appointed by the Church to commemorate the departed also for the reason that no funeral commemorations are performed on the weekly days of Great Lent (this includes funeral litanies, litias, memorial services, commemoration of the 3rd, 9th and 40th days after death, forty-mouthed), since there is no daily full liturgy, with the celebration of which the commemoration of the dead is associated. In order not to deprive the dead of the saving intercession of the Church on the days of the Holy Forty Days, the indicated Saturdays are singled out.

In pre-revolutionary times, each family had a list of the names of all the deceased members of this family - "Pomyannik". So, they prayed even for those whom the oldest of the living family members did not remember. Now this tradition has been lost by most families, and even when performing a commemoration, many believers do not know how to properly commemorate deceased loved ones. Priest Andrey Bezruchko, rector of St. Nicholas Church in Voskresensk, cleric of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Voskresenskoye, answered questions regarding the commemoration of the departed.

Why does the Orthodox Church introduce special days of commemoration - parental Saturdays, after all, commemoration, so, is performed at the liturgy?

The fact is that liturgies are not performed in parish churches every day, there is no such thing, saying modern language, technical capability. In order to celebrate the liturgy, it is necessary that, in addition to the priest, there are singers, sexton, and, of course, those who pray. Therefore, in the middle of the week, not every church has a service, namely, a liturgy. But on Sunday, in every active church, liturgies are celebrated. This is not enough to commemorate the dead, because this day happens only once a week. Therefore, for a special commemoration, parental Saturdays and days of commemoration of the dead are allocated, on which a special prayer for the dead takes place.

In Great Lent, the full liturgy cannot be performed during the week, therefore, there can be no commemoration of the dead on these days. From Monday to Friday (on weekdays) of Great Lent, a full Liturgy is not served in any church - it is not supposed to be served on Wednesdays and Fridays or on major holidays, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. At this liturgy, neither a commemoration of health nor repose is performed, because the days of fasting are days of repentance, days of special prayer, when a person goes deep into himself and the church structure of the service itself does not leave time for long commemorations of the dead, except for a brief funeral litia, which is laid after 1 hour. And, therefore, in Great Lent, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays are determined, which are called the days of commemoration of the departed - on these days special time is given for prayer for the departed. On the eve, 17 Kathisma is read (this is when they pray for the dead). It speaks of recompense to the righteous and sinners from God, of their accountability before God for their deeds, and therefore, this Kathisma in the Psalter is the most appropriate on this day and the Church Charter determines to read it on the eve of Saturday. And already on the very Sabbath day of commemoration of the dead, a liturgy and memorial service is performed, as a prayer for the dead, where the dead are commemorated.

When are parental Saturdays on the calendar, and what else Orthodox Church Are there special days for the remembrance of the dead?

Parental Saturdays are called several days in church calendar: Myasopustnaya, Trinity and Dmitrievskaya parental Saturdays. The remaining days in the Church calendar are days of commemoration of the dead. Although, on all these days, they commemorate the parents of the deceased, and relatives and friends of Orthodox Christians, Orthodox slain soldiers, but the names differ in the structure of the service itself, that is, in the name of the days of commemoration of the dead, it determines the very structure of this funeral prayer. For example, if the parental Saturday is Trinity, Myasopustnaya and Dmitrievskaya, then these days the service is more filled than on other days of commemoration of the dead, with lengthy prayers, including troparia, stichera, canons.

In addition to the usual days of commemoration of the departed: three parental Saturdays, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays in Great Lent, there are other days of commemoration of the departed - Radonitsa(Tuesday of the second week after Easter), since on the very Easter week there are no large prayers for the dead, there is only a secret prayer that takes place in the altar, and there is no common prayer for the dead. They are transferred to Radonitsa, although the structure of the service performed on this day is not so abundantly filled with prayers for the dead.

The Days of Commemoration of the Dead is September 11, on the day of the beheading of John the Baptist, the dead are also commemorated, the date came historically - on this day it is customary to commemorate Orthodox soldiers who died in Patriotic war 1812, this day was commemorated, and so this day remained for commemoration, and not only of the deceased soldiers.

Also today, on May 9, the deceased soldiers in the Great Patriotic War are commemorated. On this day, warriors are commemorated, although other deceased relatives can also be commemorated.

Another day of commemoration of the dead is the day of commemoration of the dead, who died during the years of persecution for the faith of Christ, repressed people in the 30s, in godless times. Among the millions of those who were shot there were many Orthodox Christians, all of them are commemorated in a special prayer on the day of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia - this is the last Sunday of January (after January 25). On this day, after the prayerful commemoration of the saints, we turn to the repose of the souls of the departed.

There are other days of commemoration of the dead, they are not in the church calendar, but with the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch they are celebrated. For example: about those killed in an accident, about the dead liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, etc.

What should a believer do on parental Saturday in order to commemorate deceased loved ones?

First of all, prayer for them, prayer in the temple, prayer at home, because there are people who good reason cannot attend church that day. Therefore, they can fervently and heartily pray at home for their deceased relatives - in a private prayer at home. In the usual Prayer Book there is a “Prayer for the Departed”. On the eve, you can give notes with the names of the deceased to those who go to the temple on this day. You can visit the church shop the day before and hand over a note so that they remember that day, put a candle, because a burning candle is like a symbol of burning human soul during prayer. We pray for the departed, and they feel our prayer and their afterlife from our prayer becomes better, becomes blissful. Of course, this depends on the strength of our prayer, and although we cannot make such a prayer, as the saints did, so that overnight through our prayer the departed would immediately be in paradise, but to the best of our ability in prayers, we remember them, envelop their afterlife .

In the “Prayer for the Departed” there are the words “Rest, Lord, the souls of the departed servants of yours: parents ...”, what words should be pronounced if the parents of the supplicant are alive?

You can say grandparents, they include grandfathers, great-grandfathers, all deceased members of the clan, therefore Saturday is also called parental, because we pray for the departed of our clan.

How to write names in notes correctly if the names of those who are commemorated are Yuri, Svetlana and Eduard?

All names in the notes should be given in church spelling, for example, George, not Yuri, Fotinia, not Svetlana. Some people, saying the name on Greek, they can calmly pronounce it in Russian, for some names there is no barrier between languages. But, nevertheless, you need to be guided by the local charter: if they accept in the temple with that name, serve it, if not, then it's okay if you correct the name.

But there is rare names who have no interpretation in church calendars, for example, Eleanor, Edward, Rubin, etc. Therefore, you should write the name given at Baptism, and if it is unknown, resolve this issue with the priest.

Does a person need to think about the afterlife on parental Saturday or on the day of remembrance of the dead?

A person needs to think about the afterlife not only on this day, but every day of his life. The Proverbs of Solomon says: “In all your deeds, remember your end, and you will never sin ...” - this is the path to a sinless human life. If we think that we have to stand before God and give an answer for our deeds, then every day in our life we will try to spend piously, commit less sins.

On the days of commemoration of the dead, you need to think about your own afterlife, and about the afterlife of deceased relatives. Of course, all these thoughts of a normal person who understands his spiritual path, follows it, strives to climb the hierarchical ladder of virtue.

What is the meaning of the memorial meal?

Those present, eating at the meal, commemorate the deceased relatives, for whom this meal is being prepared. This important point, because there is such a saying "The well-fed does not understand the hungry." When we are full, we do not think that there are people who are hungry, who need to be fed. Often, when the commemoration is held, many people come there to eat - there is no opportunity to eat at home. Therefore, being present at this meal, they will commemorate our deceased relative with a prayer. The meal itself is an almsgiving done for the deceased relatives, because those expenses that went to it, this is the sacrifice.

Question about attendees. This should not be a circle of people who interest us for profitable purposes in order to benefit from them. Therefore, we must invite poor people to the commemoration who need to be fed.

Of course, the main thing in commemoration is prayer, but, nevertheless, the memorial meal is a continuation of this prayer. The meal in the church charter is a continuation of the service, its integral part. Therefore, being present at the memorial meal, a person is present at the divine service.

Are alcoholic drinks allowed?

The church charter does not prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages at the memorial meal. But sometimes commemoration turns into drunkenness, from commemoration into sin. Therefore, everything should be in moderation. The use of alcoholic beverages is possible, but I advise those who abstain not to drink, and those who want to drink do not commemorate alcohol, but commemorate with a meal, and drink alcohol so that they do not raise their glasses, commemorating a deceased acquaintance.

Is it right to leave sweets, cigarettes (if the deceased was a smoker) or even glasses of alcohol in the cemetery?

Some people think that if the deceased smoked during his lifetime, then after his death, cigarettes should be brought to the grave, then, following this logic, if a person liked to drive a car, then he needs to drive a car to the cemetery. What else did you love? Dance - dance on the grave. Thus, we are returning to paganism, then there was a trizna (rite), which just did not happen there. We must understand that if a person had some kind of earthly addiction, it remains on earth, and in eternal life this is not. Of course, it is inappropriate to put cigarettes or glasses of alcohol. You can leave sweets or cookies, but not on the grave, but on a table or bench, so that a person comes and commemorates this person. And to scold, for example, children in that. that they collect sweets is not worth it - they are put in order to commemorate.

The grave must be kept clean, and nothing from food should be placed on the grave itself. In the absence of a person, the birds sit there and shit, and it turns out - the grave is well-groomed, the fence is painted, and the birds or dogs break the order - they scatter candy wrappers, etc.

The best way out is to distribute candies and sweets to those who need it as alms.

How to say "Kingdom of heaven to him" or "May the earth rest in peace"?

An Orthodox Christian will always say: “The kingdom of heaven to him,” and an atheist says: “Let the earth rest in peace to him,” because he does not believe in the Kingdom of Heaven, but, although, wishing something good, let him say so to his relative . But Orthodox Christian you need to say correctly: "The kingdom of heaven to him"

What kind of people should not be commemorated in the temple?

The temple does not commemorate suicides and unbaptized by name. IN common prayer When we come to church to pray, we can give any petitions to the Lord God in our hearts, in our minds. Of course, when a person has unbaptized deceased, or suicidal deceased, one cannot forbid to turn to the Lord in mental prayer - the Lord himself knows whom, how to determine in the afterlife.

There are cases when suicides are blessed to be buried in absentia. And when the funeral service is held in absentia, in the Diocesan Administration, after the commemoration of the dead, they say that the commemoration in the temple of this person is at the discretion of the rector of this temple.
In the Church Charter for decision contentious issues there is an expression “If the rector pleases”, and this is understood in such a way that if the rector allows, you can submit notes, if not, it means that the priest is guided by the statutory principles.

Is it possible to commemorate them with a home prayer?

In prayer, no one limits, although, you need to understand that the Lord himself will judge at the Last Judgment. At home, we can pray for everything, not only for people, but also for dispensation in the family and affairs.

If a person dies during Lent, how can he be commemorated during the week?

In Great Lent there are some deviations from the rules of the usual commemoration. The church charter says that if a person dies during Great Lent, then on the week, neither on the 9th nor on the 40th day, they are not commemorated, but commemorations are arranged, either on the proper Saturday following this day or on the previous Sunday . For example, if 9 days need to be celebrated on Tuesday, then it is better to collect the commemoration on the previous Sunday.

Sunday 24 March 2019 football teams will meet in the qualification of the group stage of Euro 2020 Russia and Kazakhstan.

In the current qualifying tournament, this will be the second match of the Russian team. Recall that in the first meeting, Russia met with Belgium, which lost with a score of 1:3.

The match will be played at the stadium "Astana Arena"("Nur-Sultan Arena"). Beginning - at 17:00 Moscow time (at 20:00 local time).

That is:
* Venue of the match - Kazakhstan, Astana (Nur-Sultan), "Astana Arena".
* Broadcast start time - 17:00 Moscow time.

Where to watch live match Russia - Kazakhstan:

In Russia the live broadcast of the football match will be shown by the federal TV channel "Match!". The program dedicated to the game will begin at 16:35 Moscow time, the live broadcast itself will begin at 17:00 Moscow time.

In Kazakhstan live broadcast of the game of football teams can be seen on the channel QAZAQSTAN at 20:00 local time.

March 18 in Crimea is a day off or a working day:

According to the above laws, in the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol the date "March 18" is a non-working holiday, an additional day off.

That is:
* March 18 in the Crimea and the city of Sevastopol is a day off.

If March 18 falls on a holiday (as happens in 2023, for example), the holiday is moved to the next business day.

If the holiday date coincides with the annual paid vacation, March 18 is not included in the number of calendar days of vacation, but extends it.

Is March 17 a shortened working day:

If the calendar date March 17 falls on a working day, then the duration of work on this day is reduced by 1 hour.

This norm is established in the 95th article of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and applies to working days preceding, among other things, regional holidays.

International Women's Day on March 8 is a memorable date for the UN, and the organization includes 193 states. Commemorative dates announced by the General Assembly are designed to encourage UN members to show increased interest in these events. However, at the moment, not all member states of the United Nations have approved the celebration of Women's Day in their territories on this date.

In which countries is March 8 a public holiday (for everyone):

* In Russia- March 8 is one of the most beloved holidays, when men congratulate all women without exception.

* In Ukraine- International Women's Day continues to be an additional holiday, despite regular proposals to exclude the event from the number of non-working days and replace it, for example, with Shevchenko's Day, which will be celebrated on March 9.
* In Abkhazia.
* in Azerbaijan.
* In Algeria.
* In Angola.
* In Armenia.
* In Afghanistan.
* In Belarus.
* To Burkina Faso.
* in Vietnam.
* In Guinea-Bissau.
* In Georgia.
* In Zambia.
* In Kazakhstan.
* In Cambodia.
* In Kenya.
* In Kyrgyzstan.
* In North Korea.
* In Cuba.
* In Laos.
* In Latvia.
* In Madagascar.
* In Moldova.
* In Mongolia.
* In Nepal.
* In Tajikistan Since 2009, the holiday has been renamed Mother's Day.
* In Turkmenistan.
* In Uganda.
* In Uzbekistan.
* In Eritrea.
* In South Ossetia.

Countries where March 8 is a day off for women only:

There are countries in which only women are released from work on International Women's Day. This rule has been approved:

* In China.
* In Madagascar.

Which countries celebrate March 8, but it's a working day:

In some countries, International Women's Day is widely celebrated, but is a working day. This:

Which countries do NOT celebrate March 8:

* In the USA, the holiday is not an official holiday. In 1994, an attempt by activists to get the celebration approved in Congress was unsuccessful.

* In the Czech Republic (Czech Republic) - most of the country's population considers the holiday as a relic of the communist past and the main symbol of the old regime.

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