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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Ukraine

The list of Ukraine bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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18 Nov 2009 (National News Agency of Ukraine-Kyiv) The government of the Ukraine has declared the first day of Eid al-Adha, which this year falls on November 27, a non-business day (aka. public holiday), for Crimean Muslims. • 18 Sep 2009 (National News Agency of Ukraine-Kyiv) The Ukraine government has declared the first day of the upcoming Muslim holiday of Uraza Bairam (End of Ramadan), on Sunday, September 20, 2009, a non-business day (aka. public holiday). • 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) Deputies of Ukraine's regional Crimean Parliament have passed a bill which would amend article 73 of the Labour Code of the Ukraine making the 2 Muslim Eid festivals (Qurban Bayram and Ramadan Bayram) public holidays in the Crimea. • 25 Jul 2008 (UNIAN-Kiev) 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. • 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. • 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. • 08 Mar 2007 (National News Agency of Ukraine-Kyiv) 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 (RBC News) 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. • 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.

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. • Ukraine International Codes UA and UKR (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ua (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Ukraine information and news: 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 (Ukraine maps, demographics and economic statistics), and Wikipedia (includes Ukraine commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

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. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Ukraine that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Ukraine were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules). For more details on Muslim holidays, see Muslim Calendar Holidays. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

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 2009 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, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.