Greeting cards for Russia
12 holidays and observances locally associated with Russia.
The list below gathers every CardVerse occasion that Wikidata associates with Russia. It includes nationally observed public holidays, religious holidays of the country’s major faith communities, cultural festivals, and civic remembrance days. If you’re sending a card to someone in Russia, this page is a good shortcut for finding an occasion they’re likely to recognise immediately.
Some occasions appear under more than one country — widely shared holidays like New Year, Christmas and Mother’s Day may show up here even though they aren’t exclusive to Russia. For occasions that aren’t country-specific (birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, friendship cards), see the categories index.
- Anniversary Cards
1000th anniversary of Kazan
A meaningful occasion celebrated around the world.
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Day of Accord and Reconciliation
former public holiday in Russia
November 7 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
public holiday in Bulgaria & several other Slavic countries
May 24 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Days of Military Honour
former public holiday in Russia
November 7 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Defender of the Fatherland Day
holiday observed in several former republics of the Soviet Union
February 23 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Moscow anniversary
holiday since 1847
1847 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
New Year's Holidays
additional public holidays in Russia after New Year's Day
January 3 - Religious Holiday Cards
Radonitsa
commemoration of the departed within the Russian Orthodox Church (East and South Slavs)
- Religious Holiday Cards
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day in Russia
A meaningful occasion celebrated around the world.
May 24 - Religious Holiday Cards
Trndez
One of holidays of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- National & Civic Holiday Cards
Unity Day
national holiday in Russian Federation
November 4 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Victory Day
public holidays in Russia and ex-USSR
May 9
Cultural deep-dives for Russia
Beyond the dated calendar above, CardVerse keeps editorially curated cultural-detail pages for the major festivals of Europe. Each one covers origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference links.
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Cultural guide
Burns Night
The Scottish night of suppering, toasting, and reciting the work of the national bard Robert Burns — observed on his birthday sinc…
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Cultural guide
La Befana
Italy's beloved Christmas witch, who flies on her broomstick to fill children's stockings on Epiphany Eve.…
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Cultural guide
Midsummer
Northern Europe's white-night solstice festival of bonfires, flower crowns, and the longest day of the year.…
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Cultural guide
Saint Lucia's Day
Scandinavia's mid-Advent festival of light, when a young girl in a candle-crown leads a white-robed procession through homes, scho…