were implemented in the following decade, but four were eliminated or merged on 24 September 1929, leaving only five national holidays: 22January, 1-2May, and 7-8November until 1951, when 22January reverted to a normal day.

During the summer of 1929, five-day continuous work weeks were implemented in factories, government offices, and commercial enterprises, but not collective farms. One of the five days was randomly assigned to each worker as their day of rest; the purpose of this system was