Putin wants New Year holidays shifted to May
February 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, Feb 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed to reduce the nearly two-week-long Christmas and New Year holidays and shifting them to May.
Russians celebrate Christmas Jan 7 while New Year holidays are usually from Jan 1 through Jan 10.
“I propose limiting all these holidays to January 7, Christmas, with all other public days off to be moved, for example, to May,” he said.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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