The President signed the law on the transfer of holidays to a new style

On July 28, the day of memory of St. Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles, the President of Ukraine signed the Law on the postponement of the dates of some holidays that are celebrated at the national level. It is reported by «NV».

Now, according to the signed law, Christmas in the state will be celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. The celebration of the Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine (from October 14 to October 1) and the Day of Ukrainian Statehood itself (from July 28 to July 15) were also postponed.

It is known that the Verkhovna Rada changed the dates of public holidays on July 14. The explanatory note to the document, authored by Zelensky, says that the goal is «the rejection of the Russian heritage.»