April 26 — Notary's Day: the history and traditions of the holiday, how to congratulate

Notary's Day is celebrated annually in Russia on April 26. This is an official professional holiday for legal professionals. In 2025, it is celebrated on Saturday. Izvestia tells us about when the holiday appeared, what traditions are associated with it, who and how to congratulate on this date.

Notary's Day in 2025 — the history of the holiday

The notary is a powerful institution that provides an extensive range of services to individuals and legal entities: from the registration of wills, marriage contracts to transactions for the purchase and sale of real estate and the issuance of permits for children to travel abroad.

The first mentions of notaries in our country date back to the 12th century. As an independent legal institution, the notary was formed by the middle of the 19th century. And in April 1866, Emperor Alexander II signed the "Regulations on the notarial part". This document marked the beginning of the development of the modern notary in Russia.

In 2016, in honor of the 150th anniversary of this historic event, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the establishment of Notary Day. A permanent date has been fixed for the holiday — April 26. However, experts everywhere celebrated the celebration before, but unofficially.

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Notary Day Traditions

Notary's Day, like most similar dates in Russia, is widely celebrated within the professional community. Colleagues, representatives of the Federal Notary Chamber, the Ministry of Justice, as well as other departments, public organizations and the media traditionally congratulate notaries on the holiday.

As a rule, major conferences and meetings are timed to coincide with this day. During the events, notaries can exchange not only congratulations, but also experiences. On Notary's Day, free consultations are also held for everyone, so that every citizen can receive highly qualified assistance on issues of interest to him. Such actions are organized on a regular basis in Moscow and other cities.

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Notary's Day: how to congratulate

Congratulations on April 26 are accepted by all specialists who work daily in this field, perform notarial acts or teach law.

In addition to wishing health, happiness and well-being, on Notary Day, they wish to remain impartial masters of notary work, act confidently and decisively, and bring every case to a victorious end.

Status stationery sets and accessories can be presented to representatives of the profession for the holiday: watches, business card holders, pens for printing in the form of a Femida, writing materials and cutlery with state symbols.

Earlier, Izvestia told how Lawyer's Day is celebrated in Russia.