Public holidays in Ukraine
The following are public holidays in Ukraine.[1]
| Date | English name | Ukrainian name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Новий Рік | |
| January 7 | Christmas | Різдво | Religious holiday |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Міжнародний жіночий день | |
| moveable | Orthodox Easter | Великдень | Religious holiday |
| moveable Easter + 49 days | Orthodox Pentecost | Трійця | Religious holiday |
| May 1 & 2 | International Workers' Day | День міжнародної солідарності трудящих | |
| 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[2] | Defender of Ukraine Day | День захисника України |
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.
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