This May 2016 will not be an exception!
This month we have only 19 working days, all others will be either weekends or holidays. As for shortened working weeks, there will be none this year in May. This is due to the fact that the ninth day of May falls on a Monday and will be considered a full day off, and the first day is on Sunday, which by default is already a non-working day, which means that any holiday falling on it automatically makes the next working day a day off.
So, let’s present graphically all the working days of May 2016:
4 5 6 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31
From this line you can clearly see that we go to work for the first time in May on the 4th. We are also open on the 5th and 6th and then have long weekends until May 10th
Total this month we have 152 working hours
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Weekends and holidays in May 2016
This May we have 12 full days of rest.Of these, 6 days off (including 3 Saturdays and 3 Sundays) and 6 holidays, which consist of two Sundays (1 and 8 May), two Mondays (2 and 9 May), Tuesday - 3 and Saturday - 7 May.
To more clearly represent all weekends and holidays, let’s depict them graphically:
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19 working days and 12 days off- in total, in May 2016, the weekend lost to workers by exactly a week.
Let us recall that in 2015 there was a more attractive arrangement: 18 workers versus 13 days off, and May 8 was then a pre-holiday, shortened working day, because it fell on a Friday.
Calendar for May 2016
In order to visually represent the May holidays, weekends and working days, we will graphically depict the May calendar for 2016.To make it more convenient to use the calendar, we offer. You can simply save the document to your computer or print it on paper. Even if you have a black and white printer, the color shades of the weekend and holiday cells are selected in such a way as to maximize your identification.
May holidays
In addition to the famous Victory Day on May 9, this month there are many more interesting and useful holidays. Probably the most important of them is Orthodox Easter, which in 2016 occurs on May 1. Also in May, radio workers, Russian freelancers, metrologists and many others will celebrate their day.Below is a detailed table with all the May holidays:
| Holidays May 2016 | Date |
| Easter (Bright Sunday) | May 1 |
| Spring and Labor Festival | May 1 |
| World Press Freedom Day (25) | May 3 |
| Code Talker Day | May 5 |
| Diver's Day (14) | May 5 |
| International Astronomy Day | May 7 |
| Radio Day | May 7 |
| International Mother's Day | May 8 |
| Victory Day (71) | May 9 |
| World Nurses Day | May 12 |
| Russian Black Sea Fleet Day | May 13 |
| Freelancer Day in Russia | May 14 |
| Metro Workers Day | May 15 |
| International Family Day | May 15 |
| AIDS Memorial Day (33) | May 15 |
| International Day Against Homophobia (13) | May 17 |
| International Museum Day | May 18 |
| Baltic Fleet Day | May 18 |
| Birthday of the pioneer organization (94) | May 19 |
| World Metrologist Day (15) | May 20 |
| Volga Day (8) | May 20 |
| Military Translator Day (16) | May 21 |
| Polar Explorer Day (3) | May 21 |
| Russian Pacific Fleet Day | May 21 |
| Unemployment Protection Day (24) | May 21 |
| Personnel Day (11) | May 24 |
| Day of Slavic Literature and Culture (25) | May 24 |
| Philologist's Day | May 25 |
| International Day of Missing Children | May 25 |
| Russian Entrepreneurship Day (8) | May 26 |
| All-Russian Library Day (21) | May 27 |
| Border Guard Day | May 28 |
| Customs Veterans Day (16) | May 29 |
| International Day of Peacekeepers (13) | May 29 |
| Military Motorist Day (16) | May 29 |
| Chemist's Day | May 29 |
| World Blonde Day (10) | May 31 |
| Lawyer's Day (10) | May 31 |
| No Tobacco Day (28) | May 31 |
Note: in brackets it is indicated how many years this holiday has been celebrated.
Signs of May
There are quite a lot of signs in May, most of them, of course, related to the weather. Our ancestors planted their lands this month and relied on every natural phenomenon to help them get a good harvest in the fall. Therefore, over the course of many years, they were able to identify a number of patterns in nature, which we most often call “signs”.So, here are some of them:
- It is believed that if May is rainy, June will be sunny and not humid.
- Heavy hail in May - all summer there will be heavy short-term rains, but without prolonged cloudy days.
- If the number of cockchafers is high, expect excessively dry weather in the summer.
- Foggy May means rich harvests in autumn.
- Traditionally, there are two cold periods in May - during the flowering of bird cherry and oak.
- Rainy May - dry September.
- Hot beginning of May - damp end.
Every year we look forward to the May weekend, we plan in advance to go out for barbecues, organize picnics, meet with friends and watch the parade in honor of the great Victory Day. We should not forget about perhaps the most anticipated holiday event of the year for many believers. In 2016 the government Russian Federation has defined days off for its citizens as follows.
How do we relax during the May holidays?
- May 1, 2016 falls on Sunday. By the way, in 2016 May Day is combined with Easter.
- May 2, 2016. Due to the fact that May 1 turned out to be a non-working day, the day off in the production calendar was moved to the next day - Monday.
- May 3, 2016. Oddly enough, it’s also a day off! Official holidays in January (2 and 3) fell on Saturday and Sunday, which is why January 2 was moved to May 3, and January 2 to March 7. Consequently, Russians will rest for three days – from 1.05 to 3.05.
- May 7, 2016- Saturday.
- May 8, 2016- Sunday.
- May 9, 2016- one of the most important days of the year for Russians, when all residents of the country celebrate the anniversary of the victory over the fascist invaders. Victory Day will be on Monday, which means that Russians will have to rest for 3 days - from Saturday (7.05) to Monday (9.05) inclusive.
Thus, there are no long weekends for the May holidays. This issue has already been raised several times in the Duma: one group of deputies adheres to the position of uniting the May holidays into a single weekend period. Others say that additional days off should be completely excluded from the production calendar, adding them to the annual vacation period. There is a third opinion - to give the Russians a choice. Anyone who wants can take extra days off for the May holidays, and if not, take those days off for vacation.
Every year, changes are made to the production calendar due to the postponement of various holidays, including church holidays. This is due to the fact that some holidays fall on weekends. According to the current legislation, these days are shifted either to the next working days, or by special decree they are transferred to days of other months. This approach allows you to make holidays continuous. This is economically beneficial and justified from the point of view of convenience for citizens. The largest number of days off falls on new year holidays and for the month of May.
Preliminary information posted officially helps you plan your weekends and vacations by booking tours, booking hotels and purchasing tickets in advance. In many cases, such pre-planning helps to make your dreams come true, since on many weekends, especially New Year's holidays, it is simply unrealistic to purchase tours and tickets.
Pay attention! Bookings are often made six months before the trip itself.
So, let's figure out how to relax in 2016.
The most joyful holidays in January
The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, in accordance with Article 112 Part 2 of the Labor Code, decided to transfer the days off on which the holidays of January 2 and 3 fell to other days so that workers could spend more holidays without interruptions.
The day off is moved from Saturday, January 2, to Tuesday, May 3, and Sunday, January 3, to Monday, March 7. This practice is common and rational, helping to maintain the continuity of holidays and allow people to go on holiday this weekend.
Pay attention! In the new year 2016, we will all have a rest for ten whole days - from January 1 to January 10 inclusive.
Weekends on January holidays are added to non-working holidays in January. These are January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, which fall on New Year holidays, and January 7, when all Orthodox Christians celebrate the Nativity of Christ. All these data are approved in accordance with Article 112 Labor Code Russian Federation.
The May holidays of 2015 have passed and it’s time to think about how we will relax during the May holidays in 2016 and, perhaps, even plan some events for these days. After all, it is not without reason that there is wisdom among people about the need to prepare a cart in winter. On at the moment an accurate and official one has been compiled and approved, which takes into account time standards, increase/decrease and. In this regard, the calendar for May 2016, telling about days of rest, was approved and formed on the basis of the current legislation of the Russian Federation (in particular, Article 112 of the Labor Code).
May 1st. Regulated rest days
Today, the Spring and Labor Festival has almost completely lost its political background, which was put into it during the existence of the USSR. Now this date is dedicated primarily to the beginning of the summer season and is, according to tradition, an additional day off. In fact, May Day has more deep roots and it was also celebrated by the pagans: among the Celts - Beltan, among the Slavs - Eremey the Harness, and so on.
Now let’s look at how we relax during the May holidays in 2016. May 1, 2016 falls on a Sunday. Therefore, this day is moved to Monday. And the holiday on January 2 has been moved to May 3. Thus, on May Day the following days are days off: May 1, 2 and 3.
May 9. Regulated rest days
May 9 is one of the most significant days in Russia and throughout the world, as it marks the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War over fascism represented by Nazi Germany. In the question of how we relax during the May holidays in 2016, the following turns out: May 9 falls on a Monday. Therefore, the transfer holiday not expected. With a six-day working week, the days off will be: May 8 and May 9. And with a five-day working week - May 7, May 8 and May 9.
Production calendar for May 2016. Results
Now it's time to summarize and present full list days off with a five-day and six-day working week in May 2016. All non-working days for the May holidays 2016, as well as regulated weekends, will be presented here.
Weekends in May 2016 ( working week– five days): 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29.
Weekends in May 2016 (working week – six days): 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, 22, 29.
Working days in May 2016 (working week – five days): 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31.
Working days in May 2016 (working week – six days): 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31.
This is the complete list for May 2016, giving an idea of all the main weekends and workdays.
