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National traditions, Public Holidays and notable observances for 2023-2024 year

April 2023

Saturday 1 April - April Fools’ Day; Edible Book Day (The International Edible Book Festival)

Sunday 9 April - Easter

Monday 10 April - Dyngus Day (It is very popular in Poland, as well as in Polish communities across America)

Saturday 15 April - Ecological Knowledge Day (has been celebrated in Ukraine since 1996 at the initiative of environment NGOs)

Saturday 29 April - All-Ukrainian Football Day or Football Player's Day

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May 2023

Monday 1 May - International Workers’ Day (May Day)

Saturday 6 May - Infantry Day in Ukraine

Sunday 7 May - Physicist Day (since 1959)

Sunday 14 May - Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians Who Saved Jews

Thursday 18 May - World Embroidery Day or International Vyshyvanka Day (Celebrated on the third Thursday of May. Festival of culture of the East Slavic traditional embroidered shirt. Usually, an embroidered shirt was made from a homemade cloth, which was woven on a loom); Day of the reservist in Ukraine; Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide in Ukraine

Friday 19 May - Family Medicine Day in Ukraine

Monday 22 May - St. Nicholas Summer Day

Sunday 28 May - All-Ukrainian Day of Local History; Severodonetsk Day in Ukraine

Tuesday 30 May - Steppe Day in Ukraine (2017)

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June 2023

Thursday 1 June - Global Day of Parents

Sunday 4 June - Day of Remembrance for Children Who Died in Ukraine (Day of Remembrance for Children Who Died as a Result of the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine); International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

Saturday 10 June - Furniture Makers Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the second Saturday of June. Unofficial professional holiday of furniture makers)

Sunday 18 June - Police District Officer Day in Ukraine; Father’s Day

Monday 19 June - Farmer's Day in Ukraine

Wednesday 21 June - Day of the employee of the control service at regulated prices in Ukraine (the Law of Ukraine “On Prices and Pricing” was adopted on that day)

Sunday 25 June - Day of the customs officer in Ukraine; Day of the Seafarer

Monday 26 June - Crimean Tatars National Flag Day in Ukraine

Wednesday 28 June - Ukraine Constitution Day

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July 2023

Sunday 2 July - Taxpayer's Day of Ukraine

Monday 3 July - Day of anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Wednesday 19 July - Trainer's Day in Ukraine (unofficial holiday of sports trainers. For the first time, the idea of this professional sports festival appeared in 1999 among representatives of the Federation of Sports and Rhythmic Gymnastics of Ukraine)

Thursday 20 July - Feast of Elijah (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod); International Chess Day

Monday 24 July - Day of the financial worker in Ukraine

Friday 28 July - Ukrainian Statehood Day; System Administrator Appreciation Day

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August 2023

Wednesday 2 August - Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament); Airmobile Forces Day (Ukraine)

Saturday 12 August - Youth Day in Ukraine

Monday 14 August - Honey Savior or Makovei

Saturday 26 August - Trucker's Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the last Saturday of August)

Sunday 27 August - Miners' Day in Ukraine (is celebrated on the last Sunday of August); Salo Day in Ukraine or Ukrainian Salo Day

Tuesday 29 August - Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine (Memorial Day of the defenders of Ukraine, who died in the struggle for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine)

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September 2023

Saturday 2 September - End of World War II

Sunday 3 September - Methodist Day in Sumy, Ukraine (official regional professional holiday)

Monday 4 September - Customs Brokerage Day in Ukraine (in 1992, an order of the State Customs Committee was approved that regulates the activities of such specialists)

Wednesday 6 September - Administrator's Day for the Administrative Services Centers in Ukraine

Thursday 7 September - Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)

Friday 8 September - Rozhanitsy in Ukraine (Celebrated for two days, September 8 and 21)

Saturday 9 September - Kakhovka Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the second Saturday of September); Borscht Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the second Saturday of September)

Sunday 10 September - International Crane Day (Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September); Mariupol Day in Ukraine

Thursday 14 September - Mobilized Servicemen Day in Ukraine

Friday 15 September - International Day of Democracy

Sunday 17 September - Patient Safety Day in Ukraine

Monday 18 September - International Day of Equal Pay (established by the UN General Assembly on November 15, 2019. Several countries, including Georgia and Ukraine, sponsored the resolution); Memorial Day for Motorcyclists

Wednesday 20 September - Recruiter's Day

Thursday 21 September - Rozhanitsy Day in Ukraine (Celebrated for two days, September 8 and 21)

Sunday 24 September - Melitopol Day in Ukraine (Held on the last Sunday of September)

Wednesday 27 September - Tourism Day in Ukraine

Saturday 30 September - New Kakhovka Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the last Saturday of September)

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October 2023

Sunday 1 October - Day of Territorial Defense of Ukraine (Celebrated on the first Sunday in October)

Thursday 5 October - World Teachers’ Day

Sunday 8 October - Artist Day in Ukraine (Held on the second Sunday in October)

Monday 9 October - Realtor's Day in Ukraine (unofficial holiday)

Thursday 12 October - National Day of the Economist in Ukraine (celebrated in conjunction with the World Day of Economists)

Friday 13 October - St. Michael's Day

Saturday 14 October - The Intercession of the Theotokos (or the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary); Day of creation of the Ukrainian rebel army; Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)

Wednesday 25 October - Marketer's Day (unofficial holiday for marketing specialists); Day of the military chaplain in Ukraine

Saturday 28 October - Grandmothers and Grandfathers Day in Ukraine (Grandparents Day since 2018); Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis

Sunday 29 October - Military financier Day in Ukraine; Daylight saving time (autumn)

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November 2023

Saturday 11 November - Kherson Liberation Day in Ukraine

Sunday 12 November - Winegrower and Winemaker's Day in Ukraine (Celebrated on the second Sunday of November)

Tuesday 21 November - Air Assault Forces Day in Ukraine; Archistratigus Michael's Day

Wednesday 22 November - International Son Day (community initiative); Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Day

Friday 24 November - Logistics Day in Ukraine (date for 2023. They celebrate on the last Friday of November)

Thursday 30 November - Pumpkin Day in Ukraine

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December 2023

Monday 4 December - All-Ukrainian Law Week

Wednesday 6 December - Armed Forces Day in Ukraine

Thursday 7 December - World Day of Ukrainian Headscarf

Sunday 10 December - Human Rights Day

Tuesday 12 December - Ground Forces Day (Ukraine)

Thursday 21 December - State Employment Service Day in Ukraine

Saturday 23 December - Mechanical Engineer Day in Ukraine

Monday 25 December - Christmas Day

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January 2024

Monday 1 January - New Year’s Day

Tuesday 2 January - The second day of New Year (a holiday in Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Mauritius, Montenegro, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine. New Year Holiday [Albania, Scotland], if it is a Sunday, the day moves to January 3)

Saturday 6 January - Three Kings’ Day or Epiphany

Sunday 7 January - Orthodox Christmas Day in the USA

Tuesday 16 January - Kyborgs Memorial Day in Ukraine

Saturday 20 January - Day of Honoring the Defenders of Donetsk Airport in Ukraine

Wednesday 24 January - Day of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

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