Public holidays in Ukraine
The following are public holidays in Ukraine.[1]
Holidays established by law
| Date | English name | Ukrainian name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year | Новий Рік | |
| January 7[2] | (Julian) Christmas | Різдво | Religious holiday |
| March 8[3] | International Women's Day | Міжнародний жіночий день | |
| moveable | (Julian) Easter Monday | Великдень | Religious holiday |
| moveable Easter + 49 days | (Julian) Pentecost Monday | Трійця | Religious holiday |
| May 1[4] | International Workers' Day | День праці | Until 2018, May 2 was also a public holiday[4] |
| May 9 | Victory Day over Nazism in World War II | День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні | To commemorate the end of World War II and the Allied victory over Nazi Germany |
| June 28 | Constitution Day | День Конституції | To commemorate Ukraine's Constitution of 1996 |
| August 24 | Independence Day | День Незалежності | From the USSR in 1991 |
| October 14[5] | Defender of Ukraine Day | День захисника України | Public holiday since 2015[6] |
| December 25[2][7] | (Gregorian and Revised Julian) Christmas | Різдво | Religious holiday since 2017 |
Religious holidays are observed according to the Julian calendar (but here the Gregorian date of Christmas is written).
When a public holiday falls on a weekend (e.g. Saturday or Sunday), the following working day (e.g. Monday) turns into an official day off too.
If only one or only two working days are between a public holiday and another day off then the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine usually releases a recommendation to avoid this gap by moving these working days onto a certain Saturday (that is to have uninterrupted vacations, but to compensate this by work on another day which would be a day off). Usually such recommendations only concern those employees whose weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday.
Holidays celebrated by the uniformed organizations
- March 26 - National Guard Day
- April 30 - Border Guards Day
- May 18 - Reservists' Day
- May 23 – Naval Infantry Day
- July 4 - Police Day
- July 8 – Air and Air Defence Forces Day
- First Sunday in July – Navy Day;[8] From 1997 till 2011 this day was celebrated on August 1[9][10]
- August 8 – Signal Corps Day
- September 7 – Military Intelligence Forces Day
- September 9 – Armoured Forces Day
- September 14 – Mobilized Servicemen Day
- October 29 – Finance Officers Day
- November 3 – Rocket Forces and Artillery Day
- November 3 – Corps of Engineers Day
- November 21 – Air Assault Forces Day[11][12][13]
- December 6 – Armed Forces Day; festive fireworks and salutes take place in various cities in Ukraine[14] The holiday was established in 1993 by the Verkhovna Rada.[15]
- December 12 – Ground Forces Day
- December 23 – Operational Servicemen Day
Other national holidays
- January 22 - Ukrainian Unity Day, marking both the 1918 Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian Central Council and the 1919 Unification Act
- August 23 - Flag Day
- August 29 - Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine,[16] 29 August 2014 was the day of great Ukrainian casualties during the Battle of Ilovaisk[16]
- October 28 - Liberation from Fascism Day
- November 21 - Dignity and Freedom Day, the anniversaries of both the first Euromaidan protest day in 2013 and the victory of the 2004 Orange Revolution
See also
References
- ^ "В Україні з'явився ще один вихідний: 14 жовтня – День захисника України". Урядовий Кур’єр. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ a b Poroshenko Signs Law Declaring December 25 Public Holiday, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (29 November 2017)
- ^ Women Demand Equal Rights In Kyiv March, RFE/RL (March 08, 2018)
- ^ a b Рада зробила 25 грудня вихідним днем. BBC Україна (in Ukrainian). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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- ^ Ukraine celebrates Day of Defender and three more holidays, 112 Ukraine (14 October 2018)
- ^ "Ukraine seeks distance from Moscow with new Christmas holiday". m.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
(in Ukrainian)"Рада зробила 25 грудня вихідним днем". BBC Україна. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16. - ^ Ukrainian Navy to celebrate its holiday on first Sunday of July – decree Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (12 June 2015)
- ^ Reif, Joe (2001). The Global Road Warrior: 100 Country Handbook for the International Business Traveler (3 ed.). World Trade Press. p. 781. ISBN 1-885073-86-0. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Ukraine Intelligence & Security Activities and Operations Handbook. International Business Publications, USA. 2009. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7397-1661-8. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "День десантників вирішили перенести". Українська правда. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Указ Президента України №380/2017 від 21 листопада 2017 року "Про День Десантно-штурмових військ Збройних Сил України"". president.gov.ua. Адміністрація Президента України. 2017-11-21. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Poroshenko: 469 Ukrainian paratroopers killed in Donbas amid war". UNIAN. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ Festive fireworks and salutes to take place in 9 cities on Sunday Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, UNIAN (December 3, 2009)
- ^ Ukraine marks Armed Forces Day (Video), UNIAN (06 December 2017)
- ^ a b Day of Remembrance of Ukraine’s Defenders marked today, Ukrinform (29 August 2020)
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