Ukraine

Taras Shevchenko Day, March 9. Public holiday honoring the birthday of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko (b.1814).
Ukrainian Day, January 22. Commemorates the proclamation of the free Ukrainian Republic in 1918.
Ukrainian Independence Day, August 24. Anniversary of the 1991 declaration of independence.

Public holidays   New Year's Day, Christmas (Jan 7), Women's Day (Mar 8), Labor Day (May 1), Victory Day (Mar 9), Ukrainian Independence Day.