Types of holidays, their classification, categories

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

We all love the holidays! They cheer us up, make us rejoice, laugh, go out to visit, meet friends, relatives and close people, acquaintances. Holidays are something fun on a day off.

Classification

Not many of us thought about the variety of holidays rather because they are the same for us. These are fun and joyful events. But still they are divided into several categories:

• State holidays are also called red days. Such days are designated days off at the government level, and the working people get additional rest.
• Religious - these are dates that originate from Orthodoxy in Russia and are still celebrated. These events passed through the years of Soviet atheism and were not forgotten by our church.
• Children's holidays are celebrations known to us from an early age. They delighted and cheered us up from kindergarten, and then during our school years. How can you not remember them!
• Military holidays - these celebrations are not celebrated by everyone. They cope with representatives of different branches of the military, in whichmen and women serve.
• Corporate - these are dates that are celebrated by representatives of different professions on a certain day.
• Family events are significant events that are important to certain people.
• Seasonal - such events are accepted in Russia, celebrated everywhere on its territory. These include Maslenitsa, Ivan Kupala Day, etc.

Celebration categories

The listed types of holidays are important for certain representatives of the professions, as well as in certain families. But there are also events that are important for all representatives of one nation. Such events may be dates that are significant for certain nationalities.

And now about everything in order, we will describe the celebrations described above in the most detail.

Governmental

This name includes various types of holidays, which are considered to be national in Russia. They are celebrated at the state level. Such days are officially considered days off.

On these dates, all classes are canceled in kindergartens, schools, institutes and other educational institutions. A day off is declared in organizations and enterprises. Most workers take rest, except for those workers who are employed in industries with a continuous schedule.

Types of holidays that fit the category of state holidays are considered to be:

1. The first of January - traditionally since 1898 is considered a New Year's celebration, and since 1992 the second of January has become a day off. Later, since 2002, at the official level, the holiday began to be celebrated with1 to 5 January.
2. The seventh of January is Christmas for Orthodox Christians. Since 1991 it has been recognized as a day off. These are types of New Year holidays, the duration of which is 10 days (from January 1 to January 9).
3. 23 February has been celebrated in Russia since 1922. Day off only since 2002.
4. March 8 - International Women's Day, closed since 1965.
5. The first of May since 1918 has been a significant date for workers, and since 1991 it has become a holiday of spring and labor.
6. The ninth of May is Victory Day over the fascist invaders. Since 1965, recognized as non-working.
7. June 12 is the day of Russia, and since 1992 it has been a holiday.
8. November 4 is National Unity Day, celebrated since 2005.

The listed types of folk holidays are official, which are celebrated at the state level. According to the law of the Russian Federation, if any of them falls on Saturday or Sunday, then the day off is automatically postponed to the next business day.

Religious holidays

In addition to state celebrations, which are customary to relax, there are also religious ones. These holidays do not count as weekends. At the same time, they are popular and celebrated no worse than those listed above.

These holidays include the dates that the Orthodox Church celebrates. Services are being held in churches these days.

• Christmas in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on January 7, preceded by a forty-day fast. This is one of the few religious celebrationswhich are celebrated at the state level.
• Baptism of Christ - January 19.
• The Presentation of the Lord - bringing the baby Jesus to the temple, February 15.
• Annunciation - April 7.
• Easter is a transitional holiday, calculated from year to year according to the lunar calendar.
• Ascension of the Lord - celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter.
• Holy Trinity - celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter.
• Transfiguration of the Lord - August 19.
• Pokrov - October 14.
• Starting from 2010, Russia celebrates the Baptism of Russia on July 28.

These types of holidays are the most important religious celebrations in the Orthodox calendar.

Children's parties

Children's holidays are the highlights of a child's life, so they must be handled with special effect. All the celebrations that are celebrated by a child in kindergarten can be divided into several categories.

• Birthday is the most long-awaited and most memorable holiday for all children. On this day, the child is the center of attention of the whole group. In this case, it is very important that the birthday is celebrated individually and they do not look alike.
• New Year's holiday - every child loves this long-awaited day. All children hope for something new, for some kind of magic that must happen to them. Surely on this holiday Santa Claus should come to them and present the most necessary gift. Usually such celebrations are convenient and should be held inkindergarten, so that the guys celebrate them together.
• Matinees - these types of celebrations in kindergarten are timed to coincide with some public holiday, for example, March 8 (for girls) or February 23 (for boys), Victory Day or any other significant date. On such a day, as a rule, parents sew various costumes for their children. These holidays become very memorable for children, and these memories accompany them for a long time when they become adults.
• School and student holidays - these dates are celebrated at an older age. These memorable days are pretty good at bringing students together.

Official Children's Celebrations

The main types of children's holidays that are handled by both children and their parents and kindergarten teachers are considered to be:

1. Student - January 25 (known as Tatyana's day). Officially celebrated in our country since 2005, it is a day off in the institutes and colleges of the country.
2. June 1 is the famous International Children's Day.
3. Traditionally youth day is celebrated annually on June 27th.
4. September 1 is a significant holiday for students and teachers, means the Day of Knowledge
5. Teacher's Day is celebrated on October 5th.

All kinds of holidays in kindergarten are significant for the child. It is at this age that a person learns the world and learns to rejoice at all significant dates. The perception of this date by the child depends on how the holiday is organized.future.

Military celebrations

In addition to the holidays that are designed to please the people in peacetime, there are also dates that glorify the Russian armed forces. They are celebrated both all together, for example, on February 23, and they are managed directly by certain branches of the military, in honor of which they exist.

This category can include significant dates for our country associated with armed clashes or military conflicts.

These dates are officially considered:

• Engineering troops - January 21.
• Submariners - March 19.
• Air Defense Forces - (since 1975) second Sunday in April.
• Border Guard Day - May 28.
• Navy Day is the last Sunday in July.
• VDV - August 2.
• Railway Troops - August 6.
• Air Force - August 12.
• Russian Flag Day - August 22.
• Russian Guard - September 2.
• Tankers - the second Sunday of September.
• Space Force - October 4th.
• Communicators - October 20.
• Special Forces - October 24.
• Scout Day - November 5th.
• Missile troops and artillery - November 19.
• Marines - November 27.

Memorable dates

• An important event of the Great Patriotic War, when the blockade of Leningrad was lifted, is celebrated on January 27.
• Day of the defeat of the Nazi troops near Stalingrad - February 2.
• May 9 is the great Victory Day. This is the mostthe main and important holiday of the country.
• Day of military memory and mourning - celebrated on June 22, when the German fascist invaders attacked the USSR in 1941.
• The date of the defeat of the Nazi troops in the Battle of Kursk is August 23.
• The day when World War II officially ended and peace reigned on the planet - September 2nd. It is the day of the end of the war in which nuclear weapons were used.
• The date of the counteroffensive near Moscow is the official date, December 5th.

Corporate holidays

Corporate celebrations were conceived with one goal - to unite the company's team and make it friendly and indestructible. Whether this idea succeeds or not, it is difficult to judge. If the company is small, then all employees at corporate "gatherings" can make friends in a way that is impossible to do in the office. But if the company is quite large, then such an undertaking may not be successful, and there are many reasons for this.

But corporate holidays are becoming quite popular. As a rule, they take place on the date of the formation of the company or on the date of the holiday of the profession, for example, Accountant's Day.

This category includes types of sports events and competitions. They can be used at corporate events, especially when they take place in nature.

Family celebrations

Family holidays are significant dates that are very important for a particular family. These days relatives gather alltogether.

What days these can be, let's look at examples.

• Birthday is the most common holiday in this category. Since the family is a unit of society, consisting of several people, this event also takes place much more often than others.
• Anniversary - this holiday means a round date of some event: birthday, wedding, etc.
• Mother's Day.
• Father's Day.
• Wedding Anniversary.
• The birth of a child.

The purpose of such holidays is to get together, sit at the same table, chat. Over the years, many relatives leave the family as a result of marriage, marriage, so this kind of events can unite and rally loved ones.

Result

All the holidays described in our article have the goal of tearing a person away from everyday routine and creating a fun and memorable vacation time.

No matter what the event will be. It is important how you feel about it - sit at home watching TV or meet friends or relatives.

The types of organization of holidays are also very important. They can be divided into festive events taking place at home with the family, in a familiar environment, in a cafe, restaurant, in nature.