We propose to understand in detail what the official calendar for December 2024 will be like, how the days off will be distributed in it, and what holidays (religious and unofficial) are expected in the last month of the outgoing year.
Production calendar
In the production calendar for December 2024, federal holidays are not planned, which means that the labor code requires 4 full working weeks.
The first month of winter will have 31 calendar days, including:
- 21 working days;
- 10 - weekend.
Please note that Friday 28 December 2024 will be a full day!
Sets the production calendar of the Russian Federation not only holidays and weekends, but also the official working hours that employers are guided by. For December 2024 they will be:
| Work Schedule | Working hours per month |
| 40 hour/week | 168.0 hours |
| 36 hour/week | 151.2 hours |
| 24 hours/week | 100.8 hours |
New Year 2025
To understand how we are resting for the upcoming New Year holidays, you should look at the calendar for December 2024 and January 2025.
So, the last day of 2024 will be working, but reduced by 1 hour, and the “presidential New Year holidays” will officially begin on January 1, 2025 and will traditionally last until Wednesday 01/08/25 (the non-working period will be 8 calendar days).
At the same time, the capital and other cities will delight guests and residents with colorful New Year decorations from mid-December. Also, open ice skating rinks and New Year's fairs will start working during the month. Read more about the opening dates of locations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of the country on the pages of our website.
December unofficial holidays
The calendar of unofficial holidays sets the following interesting dates for December 2024:
| Date | Holiday |
| 01.12.24 | International Neurologist Day |
| 02.12.24 | 2D Artist Day
Russian Banker's Day |
| 03.12.24 | Lawyer's Day
World Computer Graphics Day |
| 04.12.24 | Informatics Day in Russia
Day of Sending gift Orders to Santa Claus |
| 06.12.24 | Prosecution Day |
| 07.12.24 | International Civil Aviation Day |
| 08.12.24 | Treasury Day of the Russian Federation |
| 09.12.24 | Heroes of the Fatherland Day
Departmental Security Day of the Russian Railways Computer mouse birthday |
| 10.12.24 | Day of the communication service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Nobel Day |
| 11.12.24 | International Tango Day |
| 12.12.24 | Constitution Day of the Russian Federation
Customs Day |
| 13.12.24 | Day of the bear |
| 14.12.24 | Chernobyl accident liquidator's day |
| 15.12.24 | International Tea Day
Zamenhof Day |
| 17.12.24 | Day of the Strategic Missile Forces (Missile Forces)
Day of Courier Service of the Russian Federation |
| 18.12.24 | Day of registry office workers |
| 19.12.24 | St. Nicholas
Russian Procurement Day Day of counterintelligence officer of the Russian Federation |
| 20.12.24 | FSB Day |
| 21.12.24 | Winter Solstice |
| 22.12.24 | Russian Hockey Day
Energy Day |
| 23.12.24 | Day of Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Air Force |
| 24.12.24 | Day of the RF Archivist |
| 25.12.24 | Catholic Christmas |
| 26.12.24 | International Dealer Day |
| 27.12.24 | Rescuer Day of the Russian Federation |
| 29.12.24 | International Cinema Day |
| 30.12.24 | gift Wrapping Day |
In December 2024, we will celebrate not only various holidays, but also a number of anniversaries:
- 130 years since the founding of the Hermitage (1894) - 07.12.24;
- 300 years since the founding of the Mint - 12.12.24;
- 225 years since the birth of the artist K.P. Bryullov - 23.12.24;
- 315 years since the birth of Elizabeth I - 29.12.24.
Days of military glory
Also, the last month of 2024 contains the following memorable dates:
| Date | Event |
| 01.12.24 | Victory over the Turkish squadron at Cape Sinop (1853) |
| 03.12.24 | Day of the Unknown Soldier |
| 05.12.24 | The beginning of the counteroffensive of the Red Army near Moscow (1941) |
| 09.12.24 | Heroes of the Fatherland Day |
| 10.12.24 | The capture of the Turkish fortress of Plevna (1877) |
| 17.12.24 | The capture of the Turkish fortress Ochakov (1788) |
| 24.12.24 | The capture of the Turkish fortress Izmail (1790) |
Orthodox calendar
The Russian Orthodox Church calendar sets only one big holiday for December 2024 - the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (Wednesday, 12/04/24).
Throughout the month, the Orthodox are ordered to observe the Advent fast, which lasts in 2024 from November 28 to January 6 inclusive, while:
- dry food is recommended on Wednesday and Friday;
- on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - hot dishes without butter;
- Saturday and Sunday - Lenten fish menu.
Muslim calendar
December 2024, according to the generally accepted calendar, coincides with two Hijri months:
- Jumada al-awwal (5th month of the annual cycle) - from 03.11.24 to 02.12.24;
- Jumada al-Thani (6th month of the annual cycle) - from 03.12.24 to 31.12.24.
There are no religious holidays in the Muslim calendar during periods coinciding with December 2024.
Lunar calendar
In December 2024, the lunar cycle will have the following peak dates:
- New Moon - 01.12.24;
- І quarter - 08.12.24;
- Full Moon - 12.24;
- III quarter - 23.12.24;
- New Moon - 31.12.24.
| Most auspicious dates | Bad days |
| 02.12.24 (Monday)
07.12.24 (Saturday) 11.12.24 (Wednesday) | 15.12.24 (Sunday)
19.12.24 (Thursday) 26.12.24 (Thursday) |
