Holiday Guide for Ukraine in 2025

Ukraine 2025

Ukraine
2025

Ukraine information

Population: 44.13m
Capital: Kiev
Calling Code: (380)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia
Language: Ukrainian

List of National Holidays in Ukraine in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Ukraine: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday March 8th Women's Day Ukraine: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Sunday April 20th Orthodox Easter Day Ukraine: Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
	Monday April 21st Long Weekend! Orthodox Easter Monday Ukraine: The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Ukraine: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 8th Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation Ukraine: This holiday began in 2015 to honour those who lost their lives in conflicts including WW2
	Monday June 9th Long Weekend! Orthodox Pentecost Monday Ukraine: Orthodox Pentecost Monday, also known as Holy Spirit Monday, is observed fifty days (approx. seven weeks) after Orthodox Easter.
	Saturday June 28th Constitution Day Ukraine: Marks the signing of the Constitution of Ukraine on June 28th 1996
	Tuesday July 15th Day of Ukrainian Statehood Ukraine: The Baptism Day of Kyivan Rus, marks the death of Kyiv's Prince Volodymyr the Great in 1015.
	Sunday August 24th Independence Day Ukraine: Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.
	Wednesday October 1st Day of the Defender Ukraine: Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Ukraine: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

Notes

According to Article 67 of the Labor Code, if a festive or non-working day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is postponed to the next working day

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