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.
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29 December
• Mykola Strazhesko was born (1876/12/29 – 1952/06/27) – Ukrainian Medical Therapist, Organizer of Science.
• Volodymyr Simirenko was born (1891/12/29 – 1938/09/18) – a Ukrainian pomologist and breeder of fruit cultures.
• Feliks Dzerzhinsky Children's Municipality was founded near Kharkiv (1927).
• The metro in Dnipropetrovsk was opened (1995).
• The death penalty was declared unconstitutional in Ukraine (1999).