April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Spring holiday (end)
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Monday April 3, 2023
School holidays :
Annunciation
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Friday April 7, 2023
Culture : The proclamation of the good news to Virgin Mary about the conception and birth of God baby Christ.
Palm Sunday
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Sunday April 9, 2023
Culture :
Cosmonautics Day
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
Culture : Celebrates the first manned space flight made on April 12, 1961 by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Passover
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus
Orthodox Easter
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Sunday April 16, 2023
Orthodox : Paid holiday
Orthodox Easter Monday
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Monday April 17, 2023
Orthodox :
Optional holiday
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Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan from 2021
Chernobyl nuclear incident anniversary (not a bank holiday)
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Wednesday April 26, 2023
Culture : Occurred on April 26, 1986
Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday May 3, 2023
School holidays :
Victory Day
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Tuesday May 9, 2023
Secular holiday : Marks the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, because when the German Instrument of Surrender was signed, it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe. Wikipedia
Europe Day
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Secular holiday : The only state in the world that, not being a member of the European Union, celebrates unity with European countries annually
National Day of the Vlachs
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Culture :
Regional holiday
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Secular holiday : Kiev Day in Kiev region only
Kiev (Molodist) - International Film Festival
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Sunday May 28, 2023
Culture : Www.molodist.com in Kiev 2023 edition NOT confirmed
Orthodox Pentecost
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Sunday June 4, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday
Whit Monday
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Monday June 5, 2023
Orthodox : In Cyprus, Kataklysma is the festival of the floods in seaside towns
Day of Public Servants
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Friday June 23, 2023
Culture :
St John's Day
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Saturday June 24, 2023
Culture : Ivan Kupala Day (St John Baptist)
Constitution Day
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Secular holiday : An independence referendum was held on 1 December, after which Ukrainian independence was finalized on 26 December. The current constitution was adopted on 28 June 1996.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday June 29, 2023
cards/flowers :
National Police Day
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Tuesday July 4, 2023
Culture :
Odessa Film Festival
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Friday July 21, 2023
Culture : Http://oiff.com.ua/en/index.htm in Odessa 2023 edition NOT confirmed
Statehood Day
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Friday July 28, 2023
Secular holiday : from 2023
Day of Baptism
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Friday July 28, 2023
Culture : Declared on July 25, 2008
Regional holiday
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Wednesday August 23, 2023
Secular holiday : Kharkov Day in Kharkov region only
Independence Day
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Thursday August 24, 2023
Secular holiday : From the Soviet Union in 1991
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Saturday September 2, 2023
Secular holiday : Odessa Day Odessa region only
Exaltation of the Fair and Holy Cross
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Thursday September 14, 2023
Culture : In memory of acquisition and the Exaltation of the Cross of Christ. This momentous event occurred during the reign of Constantine the Great, who was the first Roman emperor to stop the persecution of Christians.
Fathers' Day
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Sunday September 17, 2023
cards/flowers :
Yom Kippur
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Monday September 25, 2023
cards/flowers :