On December 22, Armenian government passed a decision to move the days following all major Armenian Apostolic Church holidays in 2012 to Saturdays.

According to the head of RA government staff, David Sargsyan, working Mondays-April 9, July 16, August 13 and September 17 will be shifted to Saturdays- April 14, July 21, August 18 and September 29 respectively.