What do we know about the 28th of August?
On this day, August 28, in Ukraine and around the World:
Ukrainian Holidays and Commemorative Dates
- Dormition of the Theotokos - one of the twelve great Christian feasts. This day marks the end of the Dormition Fast, and believers commemorate the end of the earthly life of the Virgin Mary.
- Miner's Day - a professional holiday for workers in the coal industry.
- Obzhynky - an ancient Ukrainian holiday celebrating the end of the harvest, which in the folk calendar coincides with the Dormition.
- Ternopil City Day - unofficially, it is often celebrated on the last Sunday of August.
International Holidays and Commemorative Dates
- International Read Comics in Public Day - a holiday created in honor of the birthday of the legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby.
- Dream Day - an unofficial holiday inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
- National Red Wine Day - celebrated in the USA.
- National Bow Tie Day - celebrated in the USA.
