New Year's holidays in the Russian Federation fall on January 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 and 8. January 7 - Christmas and New Year's holidays are non-working days to Ministry of Labor of the Republic.
In 2014, public holidays of January 4 and 5 coincide with Saturday and Sunday. According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation "On transfer of public holidays in 2014" the day off from Saturday January 4 is transferred for Friday, May 2, from Sunday January 5 – for Friday June 13.
Thus, at a five-day working week days off in Bashkortostan fall on: January 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7 and 8, 2014. Working hours are reduced by one hour on December 31, 2013.