Public holidays in Ukraine


'''Public holidays in Ukraine
The following are public holidays in Ukraine.

Holidays established by law

DateEnglish nameUkrainian nameRemarks
January 1New YearНовий Рік
January 7 ChristmasРіздвоReligious holiday
March 8International Women's DayМіжнародний жіночий день
moveable Easter MondayВеликденьReligious holiday
moveable Easter + 49 days Pentecost MondayТрійцяReligious holiday
May 1International Workers' DayДень праціUntil 2018, May 2 was also a public holiday
May 9Victory Day over Nazism in World War IIДень перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війніTo commemorate the end of World War II and the Allied victory over Nazi Germany
June 28Constitution DayДень КонституціїTo commemorate Ukraine's Constitution of 1996
August 24Independence DayДень НезалежностіFrom the USSR in 1991
October 14Defender of Ukraine DayДень захисника УкраїниPublic holiday since 2015
December 25 ChristmasРіздвоReligious holiday since 2017

Religious holidays are observed according to the Julian calendar.
When a public holiday falls on a weekend, the following working day 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. Usually such recommendations only concern those employees whose weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday.

Holidays celebrated by the uniformed organizations