Traditionally, it so happened that a large number of days off in our country falls not only at the beginning of the year and the first spring month, but also in May. Therefore, many of our fellow citizens are interested in the question of when we rest on the May holidays. Also, many people want to know how many days off there will be in May. Now the answer to these questions can be quite simple, since the deputies predetermine the schedule of days off. Making some of the days of May days off, they hope that our fellow citizens will use this free time to good use.

Interest in the number of days off in May among Russians is due to the fact that some politicians have recently made statements in which they talk about the need to take initiatives to gradually reduce the number of holidays. Such decisions, according to some politicians, will help to avoid the phenomena of unrestrained drunkenness, into which some fellow citizens rush. However, the majority of the population of the country does not yet support such initiatives. Therefore, the number of days not only does not decrease, but also increases.

This year the holiday of Spring and Labor, which is celebrated on May 1, falls on a Sunday. If we start from the norms in the legislation, then it should be postponed to the next day. This means that May 2 will be a holiday, and therefore a day off. At the same time, if we focus on the government decree, which determined that the day off of Saturday, January 2, was moved to Tuesday, May 3, it turns out that citizens who work five days a week at the beginning of the last month of spring will have four days off. Thus, on April 30, May 1, 2 and 3, they can enjoy their holidays and go about their business. With a six-day working week, three days are allocated for rest - May 1, 2 and 3.

Another holiday that falls in May is Victory Day, sacred for Russians, celebrated on May 9th. This year it falls on a Monday. On the eve of it, two days off fall for people who work on the "five days". Thus, they will have three days off. They will be free from work on May 7, 8 and 9. For those people who work on a "six-day" vacation will be limited to only two days - May 8 and 9.

Thus, we can state that those of our citizens who work according to the schedule five days a week will have more days off. Not only will they have more days off. In addition, the week between holidays will be shortened. Thus, at the beginning of the month they will receive four days off - from Saturday April 30 to May 3. Then you have to work for 3 days. Their last working day will be May 4th. Working weekdays will begin on Wednesday 4 May and end on Friday 6 May. After that, the weekend will begin - from Saturday, May 7 to Monday, May 9. Citizens who work five days a week will go to work on May 10. There are no other public holidays in May.

The phrase " El Classico"calls the football confrontation between the two most successful clubs in Spain - Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

The beginning of the confrontation originates in 1902. Since then, the teams have already played 242 matches, of which 95 were won by Real Madrid, 96 by Barcelona, ​​and 51 matches were played with a draw.

El Clasico football matches are invariably the most popular on the planet and attract the attention of fans not only in Europe, but all over the world. The number of viewers of each game is in the hundreds of millions. For example, the game, which took place in April 2017, was watched by more than 650 million viewers in total.

El Clasico December 18, 2019 - when will it be (start time, where to watch):

In the 2019-2020 season of the Spanish championship (LaLiga), the teams will meet twice.

First meeting(Barcelona - Real Madrid, La Liga round 10) will take place on Wednesday December 18, 2019.
The start time of the match local time is 20:00, which corresponds to 22:00 Moscow time.
Venue: Camp Nou stadium.
The meeting will be shown live TV channel "Match!".

As for when second meeting El Clasico (Real Barça) in the 2019-2020 season of the Spanish Championship, then it is scheduled for March 1, 2020 (26th round of La Liga).

Where will the ice hockey match between Russia and Finland take place on December 15, 2019:

At the Russian stage of the Euro Hockey Tour 2019, which is called the "Channel One Cup", the Russian national hockey team holds three meetings.

The first two games have already taken place in Moscow at the CSKA Arena, and the final match of the stage ( Russia - Finland) will be held on Sunday 15 December 2019 in St. Petersburg at the Gazprom Arena.

That is, the venue of the match Russia Finland on 12/15/2019:
* Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Gazprom Arena.

Gazprom Arena was originally a football stadium, and for the first time it was converted to hockey in December 2018. Then the game Russia - Finland, held as part of the "Channel One Cup" in 2018, broke the attendance record for hockey matches between Russia and the USSR. The 2018 game was attended by 71,381 people.

Now the record attendance for hockey matches in Europe belongs to the Veltins-Arena, where 77,803 spectators came to watch the 2010 Ice Hockey World Cup game between Germany and the USA.

During the organization of the hockey match, the football field of the Gazprom Arena was moved out into the street. But it will remain intact, as the lawn was covered and the heating turned on. Fans who come to the stadium will also be comfortable, because. the roof of the arena has been moved. The indoor temperature will be about 20 degrees Celsius higher than the outdoor temperature.

What time will the match Russia - Finland start on December 15, 2019, where to watch (TV channel):

Beginning of the hockey match between the Russian and Finnish teams on 15 Dec. 2019 scheduled for 16:00 Moscow time.

The game will be shown live two television channels: federal "First" and sports "Match! Arena". Live broadcast from St. Petersburg will begin at 15:55 Moscow time.

Replay (recorded match) is available on the website of the "First".

What time will the hockey match Russia - Sweden start, where to watch it live:

Start time of the match Russia - Sweden - 20:00 Moscow time.

live broadcast can be seen in online on the site of the "First" channel(section "Hockey Channel 1 Cup 2019"). Also on the site the game will be available for viewing in the recording.

Live will be available on the channel " Match! Country", included in some packages of channels of cable operators, starting from 19:55 Moscow time.

On the television broadcast of the "First" meeting Russia - Sweden will be shown in the recording at 00:00 (midnight), from December 12 to December 13, 2019. The time indicated is Moscow.

The shortest day awaits the Russians on Sunday December 22, 2019. Almost the same (with a difference of no more than 14 seconds) will be the duration of the previous and subsequent days (December 21 and 23, 2019) - 6 hours 59 minutes. Time is indicated "from sunrise to sunset" for Moscow.

That is:
December 22, 2019 is the shortest day in 2019.

Note that the duration of the shortest and longest day in 2019 differs by almost 3 times. So, if during the winter solstice the duration of the day (from sunrise to sunset) is 7 hours, then the longest day of the year lasts almost 18 hours.

In order to organize your vacation and make plans for officially allocated days off for May holidays 2016, established back in 2015, will tell us how we are relaxing in May 2016.

According to this production calendar, which regulates the number of official throughout the year, the transfer and shift of holidays, the official days off in May (holidays) will be considered as follows (see the May calendar below).

So how come we officially have a rest on the May holidays of 2016- let's figure it out.

At the moment, on May 1, two seasons open at once: the dacha season and the May Day season - this is the name given to the first May picnics, back in the days of the Union.

In Russia, May 1, 2016 falls on a Sunday, so it is moved to the next calendar day, Monday. In turn, May 3 will also be a non-working day, because on this date a transfer was made from the New Year holidays - January 2 (see).

May 9 is celebrated not only in the Russian Federation, but also in other countries of the former USSR, as well as in Europe and even overseas. In many countries it is a non-working day. It officially became such in Russia only in 1965.

In honor of this date, an annual parade of troops takes place, the solemn broadcast of which takes place on all leading channels of the Russian Federation. The holiday is accompanied by congratulations to veterans, the laying of wreaths at monuments dedicated to the actions and participants of the Second World War. Every year, the Victory Day ends with a beautiful and solemn fireworks display.

Since May 9, 2016 falls on a Monday, there will be no transfer.

This year, the Russians were lucky - in early May they have a whole week of rest.

How we relax on May Day - 2016

On May Day holidays in Russia will be in a row four days off- the fact is that May 1 falls on a Sunday, and it is “compensated”, and one more day was left unfinished during the New Year holidays.

“As for the days off by May 1, we begin to rest from April 30, on Saturday. The holiday itself falls on Sunday, and therefore Monday, May 2 will also be a non-working day. On Tuesday, May 3, we also have a rest, since the day off from January 2, 2016, which fell on Saturday, was moved to this day. Thus, we have four days of rest in a row,” Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Labor and Employment told reporters Ivan Shklovets.

How we relax on Victory Day - 2016

Victory Day celebrations will continue three days, explained in Rostrud.

“In connection with the celebration of May 9, which this year falls on Monday, the Russians will have three days off in a row - from May 7 to May 9 - two days off and one public holiday,” the ministry explained.

Thus, at the beginning of May, a whole free week comes up for the citizens of Russia, though with a three-day break. After four days off on May Day, Russians will have to work for only three days, and then start celebrating again. And after May 9, the working week will consist of four days - from Tuesday, May 10, to Friday, May 13.

We hope that in early May the weather will not let us down, and the holidays will go well for the Russians.

After the New Year holidays, the May holidays are traditionally a legitimate opportunity for Russians to take a break from work and spend time with their families. In 2016, at the beginning of May, the country will rest for a whole week, though with a three-day break.

The May holidays have once again been significantly extended. In May 2016, in the production calendar of Russians, there are two series of non-working and holidays: from April 30 to May 3, inclusive, and from May 7 to 9. In total, it turns out seven days off, between which you will have to work for three days. This procedure applies to all employees of government and commercial organizations with a standard work schedule.

Thus, the Russians will spend the first 10 days of May 2016 as follows:

• April 30 - Saturday, day off;


• May 1 is Sunday, a public holiday, so the day off is moved to Monday May 2;


• May 2 - Monday, rest for May 1;


• May 3 - Tuesday, rest for Saturday January 2;


• May 4 and 5 are regular working days;


• May 6 - Friday, working day, we work as usual;


• May 7 and 8 - Saturday and Sunday, days off;


• May 9 - Victory Day, public holiday, non-working day;


• May 10 - Tuesday, the beginning of the shortened working week and the transition to standard work and rest hours.

It should be noted that April 29, 2016 is not a shortened working day, like May 6. Since for all workers, only days on the eve of public holidays that are non-working are recognized as short working days. Therefore, April 30 will be a short working day only for those employees who work six days a week.

The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 1017 "On the postponement of days off in 2016" was signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Dmitry Medvedev back in 2015. The transfer of the day off from January 2 to May 3, by virtue of the document, is the last in 2016.

The decision to postpone the New Year holidays to the May holidays was made by officials in 2012. Then for the first time the authorities extended the May holidays. Corresponding changes were made to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. True, in 2016, only one day of the holidays fell on the share of the May holidays, the remaining two days were given on March 7 and February 22, increasing the rest time for the celebration of March 8 and February 23.

A complete list of public holidays is given in article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. By virtue of the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation of August 13, 2009 N 588n, when transferring a day off to a weekday, the duration of work on the former day off must correspond to the duration of the working day on which the day off was transferred.

Work on weekends and non-working holidays is prohibited, with the exception of cases provided for by labor legislation. It is possible to involve employees in work only in the cases and in the manner provided for in article 113 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the norms for remuneration on weekends are carried out in accordance with the norms provided for in Article 153 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. This means that for work on a weekend or non-working holiday, the employee must receive payment of at least double the amount of his salary or tariff rate. In addition, at the request of the employee, he may be given another day to rest.

Production calendar for 2016
taking into account all the transfers of days off, you can see in a special section of the St. Petersburg Legal Portal.