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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Ukraine
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The list of Ukraine bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from
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Recent News and Updates
Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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New Year's Day
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Bridge Public Holiday (compensated January 12)
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Bridge Public Holiday (compensated January 26)
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Bridge Public Holiday (compensated February 9)
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Orthodox Christmas
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Orthodox New Year
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Unification Day
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Women's Day
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Women's Day Holiday
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Orthodox Easter (Velykden')
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Orthodox Easter Monday
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Bridge Public Holiday (compensated May 17)
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Bridge Public Holiday (compensated May 31)
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Labor Day
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Labor Day Holiday
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Victory Day
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Orthodox Pentecost (Triytsia)
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Orthodox Pentecost Monday
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Constitution Day
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Constitution Day Holiday
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Independence Day
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Independence Day Holiday
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Recent News and Updates |
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20 Dec 2008 (National Bank of Ukraine-Kiev) Ukraine's central bank, the National Bank of the Ukraine (NBU), has announced a bank holiday from January 1-3, 2009. During that period, all commercial banks in the Ukraine will be closed.
• 24 Nov 2008 (World Bulletin-Istanbul) During during a regular session of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, deputies passed a bill which would amend article 73 of the Labour Code of the Ukraine and would make the 2 Muslim Eid festivals (Qurban Bayram and Ramadan Bayram) public holidays in the Crimea.
• 25 Jul 2008 (ITAR-TASS + UNIAN) Earlier today, Ukraine's President, Viktor Yushchenko, signed a decree establishing the Day of the Orthodox Baptism of Kyiv Rus, as an annual national holiday, to be celebrated from this year onward, on July 28. This holiday will be celebrated in memory of Saint Prince Volodymyr, who baptized the Kyiv Rus, bringing Christianity to the Ukraine.
• 01 Apr 2008 (UNIAN) The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine has issued a decree shifting the workdays of Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30, 2008, to the Saturdays of May 17 and 31, respectively, thereby bridging the gap between the Orthodox Easter and May Day public holidays. This means that Ukrainians will be on holidays for 9 consecutive days, from Saturday, April 26, to Sunday, May 4, 2008, inclusively.
• 29 Nov 2007 (UNIAN) The Cabinet of Ministers announced that January 1-7, 2008, would be days off work in the Ukraine, and that in exchange, three Saturdays would be made into regular working days; January 12, January 26, and February 9.
• 15 Oct 2007 (ForUm) President Yushchenko announced a day of national mourning for tomorrow, Tuesday, October 16, 2007, in memory of the victims of the October 13th gas blast in Dnipropetrovsk. The day will not, however, be a public holiday.
• 08 Mar 2007 Friday March 9, 2007 has been declared a public holiday in Ukraine, in addition to Thursday March 8, 2007. In addition, Monday April 30, 2007, and Friday June 29, 2007, have been declared a public holidays in Ukraine.
• 29 Nov 2006 At the CIS summit in Minsk, a document recommending that CIS states make the Victory Day (May 9) a public holiday and adopt a national law to this effect has been made ready for signing.
• 13 Jan 2006 Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, signed the Order "On the celebration of the Unification of Ukraine Day in 2006".
• 21 Nov 2005 (RFE + RL) Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree making Tuesday, November 22, 2005, the 1st anniversary of the "Orange Revolution", a public holiday called "Day of Freedom".
• More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Ukraine public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters. |
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Background Information |
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Ukraine are regulated by the Labour Code, which has not really been overhauled since Soviet times. The list of 10 public holidays is specified in Appendix A of the Labour code.
• Eves of Public Holidays: the Labour code stipulates that the working day immediately before a public holiday is one hour less than usual.
• Weekend Public Holidays: When public holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday, it is customary for the following Monday to be an official public holiday. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine may also transfer to the Monday preceding or Friday following the public holiday if it falls on the corresponding Tuesday or Thursday.
• In addition bridge holidays are often given between a holiday and the nearest weekend, but are also often compensated by having a nearby Saturday declared to be a normal working day. This happened 3 times in 2007.
• Finally, note that little business takes place between New Year's Day and Orthodox Christmas.
• Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: National Bank of Ukraine (Ukraine central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation). |
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Ukraine, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. |
Disclaimer
In many parts of
the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local
authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of
2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Ukraine, we
cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented
above. You are therefore advised to verify
the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Ukraine, before planning any
trip to Ukraine. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
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