Constitution Day and other holidays that have become working days Bashny.Net

This holiday was established by Emperor Alexander first two years after Napoleon's army left the territory of the Russian Empire. A specific date at this event was not, as the enemy on different fronts retreated uneven. Overall, however, the release was completed by the end of December. For convenience, it was decided to combine the celebration of victory in the war on Christmas (then the mass celebrated on December 25 on the Julian calendar). Thus a new holiday went into the religious calendar and got the title: "Memories of getting rid of the Church and the Russian state from the invasion of the Gauls, and with them dvadesyati language." However, a century of war was already tied to another date - the Battle of Borodino. The disappearance of this holiday, like many others, is associated with the establishment of the Bolshevik regime. The new Soviet government rather quickly got rid of religious holidays. Output ceased to be not only Christmas and Easter, but other Twelve Great Feasts, signifying the major events in the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.





Tsarist days in Imperial Russia called Holidays associated with the Emperor himself and his family. These days treated birthdays and name (name day) of the monarch, his wife, the Empress-mother of the heir and his wife. In addition, the date of accession marked separately. So, before the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne of all these dates added to the Russian Empire filed nine days off per year. Occasionally date this weekend changed. For example, what happened when replaced by the official heir to the throne. First it was the younger brother of Nicholas II, Mikhail. But then came the king's own son, Alexei, and became a mass to celebrate his birthday and name, not Michael. Various festivals of other members of the Romanov dynasty did not lead to the appearance of additional output in the calendar.



Declare November 7 holiday authorities decided one year after the revolutionary events themselves. He then called the Day of the proletarian revolution. A lot of long familiar name was only a few decades later. To permanently delete from the festive calendar on November 7, the new Russian authorities took 13 years. First two days of celebrations to mark the anniversary was reduced to one day. Then tied to the name of the holiday is not revolution, and the famous parade 1941. In 1996, finally renamed - the Day of Accord and Reconciliation. And in 2005, the year on November 7 ceased to be output. All the festivities moved to November 4th. On this day established a new holiday "Day of National Unity." However, on November 7 at the Red Square still hold commemorative parades.



In the Soviet calendar 1920 there were many events that are currently not cause the Russians almost any festive associations. All such dates have been associated with the revolutionary events. In the late 1920s, even it was decided to call this kind of output is not "holiday" and "revolutionary" days. Thus, for example, was the day of the February Revolution (March 12). The official name sounded like "Day of the overthrow of the autocracy." As long celebrated the Day of the Paris Commune (March 18). But these celebrations lasted for only a few years. From the "revolutionary days" that were fixed in the calendar, you can select January 22. The absurdity is expressed in the fact that the official name of the output was "Day 9 January." On this day, the old style tragic events of "Bloody Sunday." Perhaps "January 9," I would go down in history along with his brothers described above. But as luck would have died on January 21, Vladimir Lenin. And it was decided to join the commemorations on this occasion to the already existing "Day 9 January." In this form, with a double name, "mourning" holiday lasted until the early 1950s.



Constitution Day existed in Soviet times. He appeared in 1936 and was dedicated to the adoption of the "Stalin Constitution", celebrated on December 5th. In 1977 adopted a new basic law and the date of the celebration was moved to October 7. In 1993, the Russians in the referendum approved the new constitution of the country. A year later revived Constitution Day. At this time, the output was announced on 12 December. It was not until 2004, when the Constitution Day was moved from the discharge of public holidays in the category of anniversaries. However, from time to time there are proposals to make again Constitution Day holiday.



And even coming New Year deserves to be in this ranking. How Come? This beloved by many a day was not always in the USSR holidays, from 1930 to 1947 is a working day.