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Public holiday since 2015 (14 October until 2022) 25 December: Christmas: Різдво Христове Religious holiday since 2017, previously celebrated on 7 January (from 2017 to 2022 celebrate on 7 January and 25 December)
Independence Day in 2022 marked the sixth month since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia began. Celebration of the holiday was restricted within war-torn Ukraine under martial law, but large scale celebration of Ukraine's Independence was held internationally in support of the country.
Statehood Day or the Day of Ukrainian Statehood is a national holiday in Ukraine, celebrated on 28 July in 2022 and 2023, and to be held annually on 15 July thereafter, in commemoration of the Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
Defenders Day is a public holiday in Ukraine celebrated annually on 1 October. The holiday honors veterans and fallen members of the Ukrainian armed forces. Its first celebration was in 2015.
On 28 June 2023 President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) a draft law removing the Julian Calendar Christmas holiday on January 7 and confirming the December 25 date as the sole day of celebrations, reflecting changes in the OCU and UGCC calendars.
3rd Thursday of May. Frequency. Annual. First time. 2006. Started by. Lesia Voroniuk. Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated the third Thursday of May. [1]
The "Unity train" running from Rakhiv to Mariupol on 17 February 2022. The Day of Unity (Ukrainian: День єднання України) is a state holiday in Ukraine held annually on 16 February 2022, per the Decree of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. History
The first parade in honor of Independence Day was held on Khreschatyk Street in 1994 on the country's third anniversary. [3] The parade commander was the head of the Kyiv Military District Ivan Bizhan and inspecting the parade was the Defense Minister Vitaly Radetsky. [4] It was then held off and on in different formats.
Kyiv Day, or officially the Day of Kyiv ( Ukrainian: День Києва ), is a holiday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that is usually celebrated in the last Sunday of May. [1] The Kyiv Day was established in May 1982 similarly to other holidays celebrated in many cities and towns across Ukraine. [1]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine that started on 24 February 2022 led to a reappraisal of this and other public holidays in Ukraine. [13] A March 2024 study by KIIS found that the popularity of Independence Day of Ukraine and Defenders Day had both almost more than doubled (from 37% to 64% and from 29% to 58%). [13]