Independence Day of Ukraine

E36317
national holiday public holiday

Independence Day of Ukraine is the country’s primary national holiday commemorating its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
#IndependenceDayUkraine 1
Day of Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine (16 July) 1
День незалежності України 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
associatedColor blue ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
calendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches) ⓘ
surface form: Gregorian calendar
category August observances ⓘ
Independence days ⓘ
Public holidays in Ukraine ⓘ
commemorates Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ
independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
date 24 August ⓘ
decisionBody Verkhovna Rada ⓘ
surface form: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
firstCelebrated 24 August 1992 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasHashtag Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: #IndependenceDayUkraine

#ДеньНезалежності ⓘ
legalStatus non-working public holiday ⓘ
mainLocationOfCelebration Kyiv ⓘ
mainVenueInKyiv Khreshchatyk Street ⓘ
Maidan Nezalezhnosti ⓘ
observedBy Ukrainians ⓘ
surface form: Ukrainian diaspora

citizens of Ukraine ⓘ
officialLanguage Ukrainian ⓘ
officialLanguageName Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: День незалежності України
politicalContext post-Soviet independence ⓘ
predecessorHoliday Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Day of Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine (16 July)
relatedEvent 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum ⓘ
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ
surface form: Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
relatedHoliday Constitution Day of Ukraine ⓘ
Day of the National Flag of Ukraine ⓘ
Defender of Ukraine Day ⓘ
relatedTo dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
significance marks Ukraine’s emergence as a sovereign state ⓘ
primary national holiday of Ukraine ⓘ
symbol Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine ⓘ
surface form: Coat of arms of Ukraine

Flag of Ukraine ⓘ
national anthem of Ukraine ⓘ
typeOfCelebration civic holiday ⓘ
typicalActivities concerts ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
official speeches ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
yearEstablished 1991 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence Day of Ukraine → hasHashtag → Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: #IndependenceDayUkraine
Ukrainians → nationalHoliday → Independence Day of Ukraine ⓘ
Independence Day of Ukraine → officialLanguageName → Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: День незалежності України
Independence Day of Ukraine → predecessorHoliday → Independence Day of Ukraine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Day of Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine (16 July)