The Ministry of Labor introduced the calendar of the holiday weekend in 2017
The draft proposal for holidays of 2017 appeared on the official website of the Ministry of Labor. Since in accordance with the law, the Government of the Russian Federation can transfer only two days off from among the New Year and Christmas holidays, and next year three - January 1, 7 and 8 - New Year's holidays will be held from December 31, 2016 to January 8, 2018 (nine days).