Thursday, 09 November 2017

Holidays and red-letter days on 9 November of the calendar of Ukraine

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Events and celebrations in the Ukrainian calendar year.

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.

9 November

• Bohdan Lepky was born (1872/11/09 – 1941/07/21) – Ukrainian poet, prose writer, literary critic, translator, literary historian, publisher, publicist, social and cultural figure and artist.

• The Ukrainian theater Marko Kropyvnytsky debuted with the act «Natalka-Poltavka» (1882) in Elisavethrad (since 2016 the city is called Kropyvnytskyi).

• The semi-military organization «Carpathian Sich» was established in Khust for the organization of the defense of Carpathian Ukraine (1938).

• Stalinskaya oblast was renamed to the Donetsk region (1961).

Day of Ukrainian writing and language (since 1997). 

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