What do we know about the 26th of October?
On this day, October 26, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
- Day of the Motorist and Road Worker of Ukraine may fall on October 26 (celebrated on the last Sunday of October).
- On the night of October 26 (on the last Sunday of October), Ukraine traditionally observes the switch to Winter Time (clocks are set back one hour).
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
- National Holiday of Austria (National Day).
- Armed Forces Day in Benin.
- Pleasant Surprise Day.
- Day of Changes for the Better (mentioned in Ukraine).
- Intersex Awareness Day (also mentioned).
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
- Day of Commemoration of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki (the Myrrh-streamer) (according to the New Style/Revised Julian Calendar, adopted by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine).
