While New Year’s Day is a public holiday on January 1, many Ukrainians still celebrate the "Old New Year", or Orthodox New Year, which is on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.

New Year’s Day is a national public holiday in the Ukraine on January 1 each year. It marks the start of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Is New Year's Day (Suspended) a Public Holiday? Due to martial law in Ukraine, all national holidays have been suspended until further notice.

The Old New Year, the Orthodox New Year, also known as Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni in the Middle East, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.

22 June – Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (Anniversary of the Beginning of the Second World War in Ukraine and territories of the former Soviet Union) 23 June – Olympic Day and Day of the Ukrainian Civil Service

Ukraine - New Year's With a Difference. Celebrating New Year's according to Ukrainian traditions means many celebrations enjoyed annually between December 31st (modern New Year's Eve) through January 13th (Malanka, also known as Old New Year's Eve) and on to January 19th!

Malanka (Ukrainian: Маланка, or Ukrainian: Щедрий Вечір, romanized: Shchedryi Vechir, lit. 'bounteous evening') is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year).

January 13-14 is the Old New Year in Ukraine. January 14 is popular in Ukrainian culture for meeting and greeting relatives and friends, and visiting the graves of dead members of the family...

Dec 31, 2024 · May 2025 be our year. The year of Ukraine. We know that peace will not be given to us as a gift. But we will do everything to stop Russia and end the war. This is what each of us wishes for.

Dec 31, 2022 · Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv on Saturday as some sought to mark the New Year with parties and others remembered those killed in Putin's war.

Nov 27, 2024 · This year, the Christmas and New Year holidays in Kyiv will be celebrated without mass gatherings and events, fairs and entertainment, with compliance with safety requirements and a regime of electricity consumption restrictions.