SIGNIFICANT DATES DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR
September
1 September
– Knowledge Day.
8 September
– International Literacy Day.
Second Saturday in September
– Day of Physical Culture and Sports.
21 September
– Nativity of Mary.
Third Sunday in September
– Father's Day.
26 September
– European Day of Languages.
27 September
– World Tourism Day.
30 September
– International Translation Day.
October
5 October
– World Teachers’ Day.
14 October
– Intercession of the Theotokos.
– Defender of Ukraine Day.
24 October
– United Nations Day.
November
9 November
– Ukrainian Literacy and Language Day.
17 November
– International Students’ Day.
Forth Saturday in November
– Day of Remembrance of Holodomor Victims. All-Ukrainian action “Light a Candle”.
December
4 December
– Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
6 December
– Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10 December
– International Human Rights Day.
14 December
– Day of Honoring the Participants of the Chornobyl Disaster Elimination.
19 December
– Saint Nicholas Day.
25 December
– Catholic Christmas.
January
6 January
– Christmas Eve.
7 January
– Christmas.
14 January
– Orthodox New Year.
18 January
– Epiphany Eve.
19 January
– Baptism of Jesus. Epiphany.
22 January
– Day of Unity of Ukraine.
25 January
– Martyr Tatiana of Rome Day. Tetiana Day. Students Day.
27 January
– International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
29 January
– Remembrance Day of Kruty Heroes.
February
14 February
– Saint Valentine’s Day.
15 February
– Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
21 February
– International Mother Language Day.
March
8 March
– International Women’s Day.
9 March
– Birthday of Taras Shevchenko (1814—1861).
21 March
– International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
– World Poetry Day.
April
15 April
– Universal Day of Culture.
23 April
– World Book and Copyright Day.
26 April
– Chornobyl disaster Day.
May
1 May
– International Workers’ Day.
9 May
– Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) Victory Day.
Second Sunday in May
– Mother’s Day.
15 May
– International Day of Families.
Third Saturday in May
– Science Day.
Fortieth day of Easter
– Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ.
24 May
– Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.
– Saints Cyril and Methodius Day.
June
1 June
– Children’s Day.
5 June
– World Environment Day.
28 June
– Constitution Day.
– Youth Day.
