Ukrainians in honor of Independence Day received four consecutive holidays. On Thursday, August 24, on Friday and traditionally on Saturday and Sunday. True, Friday had to work off on Saturday, August 19.

The next "long" weekend is expected already in October. October 14 - an official day off in honor of the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, reports the Main with reference to Today.

The "long" weekend falls on October 14, 15 and 16. October 14 is a day off in honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Given that the following days - Saturday and Sunday - Ukrainians will be able to rest for three days in a row.

Next year, the number of holiday holidays can be reduced. Institute of Memory presented a bill according to which the calendar of holidays for Ukrainians will radically change. If the document is supported by parliamentarians, in the next year instead of 11 holiday days there will be only nine.

The eighth of March and the ninth of May are still holidays: nobody plans to cancel concerts and official events, but there will not be a weekend in these days. "Since the celebration of public holidays should contribute to the restoration of historical memory and the formation of the national identity of citizens of Ukraine, only those dates and events that can be applied to the status of the state can be claimed that correspond to state and historical and cultural ones," the document explains..

In addition, the output of the weekend, which coincides with Saturday or Sunday, will not (except for the holidays for Easter and the Trinity).

What days will remain days off:.

Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation - 8 May Constitution Day - June 28 Independence Day - August 24 the day of defenders of Ukraine - October 14 New Year - January 1 Christmas Day - January 7 Easter - the date varies Day of the Holy Trinity - the date varies Labor Day - May 1,.