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Because it follows the movable Easter calendar, its date changes each year; it is traditionally marked on the Tuesday after Easter.","references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Belarus National Legal Internet Portal","url":"https://pravo.by/","reason":"Could verify Radunitsa's public-holiday status and the official 2026 date."},{"title":"Belarusian Orthodox Church","url":"https://church.by/","reason":"Could verify the Orthodox Easter calendar and customary timing of Radunitsa."}],"confidence":"low","uncertainties":["The listed date, 14 May 2026, appears inconsistent with the customary Tuesday after Orthodox Easter; verify the official date."]},{"holiday_id":"h7","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The calendar lists the Day of the Republic on 3 July as a public holiday in Belarus. Country-specific historical details are not provided in the supplied context, and geographic coverage is not established.","facts":["The supplied calendar lists the Day of the Republic on 3 July 2026 as a public holiday in Belarus.","The date commemorates the 1944 liberation of Minsk and is also known as Independence Day."],"article":"The Day of the Republic is marked in Belarus on 3 July, the anniversary of Minsk's liberation from German occupation in 1944. Also known as Independence Day, it is the country's principal state holiday. The observance connects modern Belarusian statehood with the end of Nazi occupation in the capital during the Second World War.","references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"President of the Republic of Belarus","url":"https://president.gov.by/en","reason":"Could verify the holiday's official meaning and state observance."},{"title":"Belarus National Legal Internet Portal","url":"https://pravo.by/","reason":"Could verify the holiday's legal designation."}],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied material does not establish the holiday's nationwide legal coverage."]},{"holiday_id":"h8","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The calendar lists October Revolution Day on 7 November as a public holiday in Belarus. The context supports its historical connection to the 1917 revolution and its former role as a Soviet holiday; geographic coverage is not established.","facts":["The supplied calendar lists October Revolution Day on 7 November 2026 as a public holiday in Belarus.","The supplied context identifies 7 November as the commemoration date for the 1917 October Revolution and describes its former observance in the Soviet Union."],"article":"October Revolution Day is observed in Belarus on 7 November and recalls the 1917 revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power in Russia. Once a central Soviet state holiday, it remains on Belarus's holiday calendar. The date follows the Gregorian-calendar anniversary of the uprising in Petrograd.","references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h8"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Belarus National Legal Internet Portal","url":"https://pravo.by/","reason":"Could verify the holiday's present legal designation in Belarus."}],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied material does not establish the holiday's nationwide legal coverage."]},{"holiday_id":"h9","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The calendar lists Catholic Christmas on 25 December as a public holiday in Belarus. 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The date is observed as a public holiday and complements the Orthodox Christmas holiday on 7 January, reflecting the presence of both Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions in Belarus.","references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Belarus National Legal Internet Portal","url":"https://pravo.by/","reason":"Could verify the public-holiday designation and its legal status."},{"title":"Catholic Church in Belarus","url":"https://catholic.by/","reason":"Could provide authoritative information about the Catholic Christmas observance."}],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied material does not establish the holiday's nationwide legal coverage."]}]}}}