Ukraine : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

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.

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Culture : The proclamation of the good news to Virgin Mary about the conception and birth of God baby Christ.

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Culture : Celebrates the first manned space flight made on April 12, 1961 by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

Orthodox : Paid holiday

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Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan from 2021

Culture : Occurred on April 26, 1986

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 .

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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

Secular holiday : The only state in the world that, not being a member of the European Union, celebrates unity with European countries annually

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Secular holiday : Kiev Day in Kiev region only

Culture : Www.molodist.com in Kiev 2023 edition NOT confirmed

Secular holiday : Paid holiday

Orthodox : In Cyprus, Kataklysma is the festival of the floods in seaside towns

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Culture : Ivan Kupala Day (St John Baptist)

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.

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Culture : Http://oiff.com.ua/en/index.htm in Odessa 2023 edition NOT confirmed

Secular holiday : from 2023

Culture : Declared on July 25, 2008

Secular holiday : Kharkov Day in Kharkov region only

Secular holiday : From the Soviet Union in 1991

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Secular holiday : Odessa Day Odessa region only

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.

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