1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Belarus 2025
Belarus has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (May 9 – 11). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 7
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 6) for 4 days off (Jan 4 – 7).
2 daysSat, Mar 8 – Sun, Mar 9
89
1 dayTue, Apr 29
Commemoration Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 28) for 4 days off (Apr 26 – 29).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, May 9 – Sun, May 11
91011
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 5–8) for 9 days off (May 3 – 11).
1 dayThu, Jul 3
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 4) for 4 days off (Jul 3 – 6).
3 daysFri, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 3–6) for 9 days off (Nov 1 – 9).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 7 | 3d · Jan 2–3 + Jan 6 | Jan 1 – 7 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 6 | Jan 4 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 6 + Jan 8–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 8–10 | Jan 7 – 12 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 28 | Apr 26 – 29 |
| 6 | 2d · Apr 28 + Apr 30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 28 + Apr 30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 3 | 1d · Apr 30 | Apr 29 – May 1 |
| 6 | 2d · Apr 30 + May 2 | Apr 29 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · May 5–8 | May 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 30 – Jul 2 | Jun 28 – Jul 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 30 – Jul 2 + Jul 4 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 4 | 1d · Jul 4 | Jul 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 3–6 | Nov 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Belarus's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.