According to the Law of Ukraine, in cases where a public holiday falls on the weekend (Saturday or Sunday), the weekend is extended by one day.
Red marks the official holidays wich are days off.
Brown marks the official holidays which are working days.
Green marks the celebrations, which change date.
12 December
• The first short overview of the history of Ukraine was published in Kyiv (1674).
• The Institute for Noble Maidens was opened in Poltava (1818).
• Leonid Bykov – Ukrainian actor, film director and scriptwriter – was born (1928/12/12 – 1979/04/11) in the modern Donetsk region. Honored artist of RSFSR (1965). The peoples artist in the Ukrainian SSR (1974).
• Day of land forces in Ukraine (since 1997).