Public holidays in Ukraine
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Easter postcard (by Jacques Hnizdovsky)
The following are public holidays in Ukraine.[1]
Holidays established by law
| Date | English name | Ukrainian name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Новий Рік | |
| 7 January[2] | (Julian) Christmas | Різдво Христове | Religious holiday |
| 8 March[3] | International Women's Day | Міжнародний жіночий день | |
| moveable | (Julian) Easter | Великдень | Religious holiday |
| moveable Easter + 49 days | (Julian) Pentecost | Трійця | Religious holiday |
| 1 May [4] | International Workers' Day | День праці | Until 2018, 2 May was also a public holiday[4] |
| 8, 9 May | 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 |
| 28 June | Constitution Day | День Конституції України | To commemorate Ukraine's Constitution of 1996 |
| 28 July | Statehood Day | День Української Державності | To commemorate the Christianization of Kievan Rus'. |
| 24 August | Independence Day | День Незалежности України | From the USSR in 1991 |
| 14 October[5] | Defenders of Ukraine Day | День захисників і захисниць України | Public holiday since 2015[5] |
| 25 December[2][6] | (Gregorian and Revised Julian) Christmas | Різдво Христове | 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
- 26 March - National Guard Day
- 30 April - Border Guards Day
- 6 May- Day of the Mechanized Infantry
- 18 May - Reservists' Day
- 23 May – Naval Infantry Day, Heroes of Ukraine Day
- 4 July - Police Day
- 8 July – Air and Air Defence Forces Day
- First Sunday in July – Navy Day;[7] From 1997 till 2011 this day was celebrated on August 1[8][9]
- 29 July - Special Operations Forces Day
- 8 August – Signal Corps Day
- 7 September – Military Intelligence Forces Day
- 9 September – Armoured Forces Day
- 14 September – Mobilized Servicemen Day
- 29 October – Finance Officers Day
- 3 November – Rocket Forces and Artillery Day
- 3 November – Corps of Engineers Day
- 21 November – Air Assault Forces Day[10][11][12]
- 6 December – Armed Forces Day; festive fireworks and salutes take place in various cities in Ukraine[13] The holiday was established in 1993 by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament).[14]
- 12 December – Ground Forces Day
- 23 December – Operational Servicemen Day
Other national holidays
Fixed date
- 5 January - Anniversary of the Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
- 22 January - Ukrainian Unity Day, marking both the 1918 Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian Central Council and the 1919 Unification Act
- 2 February - Candlemas (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 15 February - Candlemas (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 21 February - Anniversary of the 2014 victory of the Revolution of Dignity
- 24 February - Anniversary of the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (beginning 2023)
- 26 February - Day of Resistance to Occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol
- 25 March- Day of the Security Service of Ukraine
- 24 May - Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day (also Slavonic Literature and Culture Day) (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 24 June - Kupala Night (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 7 July - Kupala Night (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 16 July - Anniversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine
- 28 July - Day of Christianization of Kievan Rus' — Ukraine
- 6 August - Feast of the Transfiguration (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 15 August - Feast of the Assumption and Dormition of the Mother of God (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 19 August - Feast of the Transfiguration/Apple Feast of the Saviour (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 23 August - Flag Day
- 28 August - Feast of the Assumption and Dormition of the Mother of God (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 29 August - Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine,[15] remembrance day of the great Ukrainian casualties during the Battle of Ilovaisk on August 29, 2014[15]
- 1 September - Knowledge Day
- 8 September - Feast of the Nativity of Mary (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 13 September - Cincture of the Theotokos (Orthodox Church of Ukraine)
- 14 September - Orthodox Ecclesiastical New Year in the Julian Calendar (Orthodox Church of Ukraine)
- 21 September - Feast of the Nativity of Mary (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
- 28 October - Liberation from Fascism Day
- 21 November - Dignity and Freedom Day, the anniversaries of both the first Euromaidan protest day in 2013 and the victory of the 2004 Orange Revolution
- 6 December - Day of St. Nicholas (Catholics and Protestants)
- 8 December - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholics and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- 22 December - Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary (Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Ukrainian Lutheran Church)
Movable
- Good Friday - Marked 3 days before Christian and Orthodox Easter
- Bright Monday - Monday after Orthodox Easter Sunday
- Feast of the Ascension - Thursday 8 days before Pentecost
See also
References
- ^ "В Україні з'явився ще один вихідний: 14 жовтня – День захисника України". Урядовий Кур’єр. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b Poroshenko Signs Law Declaring 25 December 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). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine celebrated today, Ukrinform (14 October 2021)
- ^ "Ukraine seeks distance from Moscow with new Christmas holiday". m.digitaljournal.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
(in Ukrainian)"Рада зробила 25 грудня вихідним днем". BBC Україна. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017. - ^ 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 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ 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 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "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. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Poroshenko: 469 Ukrainian paratroopers killed in Donbas amid war". UNIAN. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Festive fireworks and salutes to take place in 9 cities on Sunday Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, UNIAN (3 December 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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