On this day, December 14, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
Day of Honoring Participants in the Liquidation of the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident (Liquidator's Day). Officially established in 2006. On this day in 1986, the construction of the sarcophagus over the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl NPP was completed.
Charity Day. Observed in Ukraine annually on the second Sunday of December.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
World Monkey Day: An unofficial holiday dedicated to the study of primates and the protection of their rights.
World Ice Skating Day: An initiative by the International Skating Union (ISU).
Share the Good Day: An informal day in the calendar of social initiatives.
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus.
Holy Martyrs Philemon, Apollonius, Arrian, and Theotychus.