| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Orthodox Christmas Day - Thursday January 7, 2021 Orthodox : The difference in Christmas celebrations stretches back to 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII ruled the Catholic Church should follow a new calendar – called the Gregorian calendar, more in sync with the sun than the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar was established by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.
Because it was the pope who ruled on it, many churches not in sync with the Vatican ignored it, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox among them. Protestants accepted the new calendar in the early 1700s.
In 1922, the patriarch of Constantinople decided to follow the new Gregorian calendar in observance of Christmas, but not for Easter. His lead was followed by many other Orthodox churches.
The only Orthodox churches that observe the Jan. 7 date are the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian churches, the Serbs and the Mt. Athos monks in Greece, work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
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| Public holiday - Friday January 8, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Monday January 11, 2021 School holidays : Www.mon.gov.ua
official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education (some variations according to the region and the weather)
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| Orthodox New Year - Friday January 14, 2022 cards/flowers : The Roman Era year of 2755 begins on January 14, 2003. During the 20th and 21st centuries, this is the New Year's Day (January 1st) for the Julian calendar. Some Eastern Orthodox churches still celebrate New Year's on this day May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.
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| WORKING DAY - Saturday January 16, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Unity and Freedom Day - Saturday January 22, 2022 Culture :
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| Day of Mourning - Saturday January 23, 2021 Special Events : In tribute to the deceased in the fire in the home for the elderly in the city of Kharkiv
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| Valentine's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
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| Defence of the Motherland - Tuesday February 23, 2021 Culture :
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| Womens' Day - Monday March 8, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Maslenitsa - Monday March 8, 2021 Culture : Maslenitsa (also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week) has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival.
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| Spring holiday (beginning) - Friday March 19, 2021 School holidays :
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday March 28, 2021 Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
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| Spring holiday (end) - Monday March 29, 2021 School holidays :
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| April Fools Day - Thursday April 1, 2021 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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| Passover - Saturday April 3, 2021 cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus NOT a public holiday
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| Annunciation - Wednesday April 7, 2021 Culture : The proclamation of the good news to Virgin Mary about the conception and birth of God baby Christ.
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| Cosmonautics Day - Monday April 12, 2021 Culture : Celebrates the first manned space flight made on April 12, 1961 by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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| Palm Sunday - Sunday April 25, 2021 Culture :
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| Chernobyl nuclear incident anniversary (not a bank holiday) - Monday April 26, 2021 Culture : Occurred on April 26, 1986
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