On this day, December 5, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
Day of Statistical Workers. A professional holiday established in 2002. The date is connected with the first All-Ukrainian Population Census conducted in 2001.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (World Volunteer Day). Established by the UN General Assembly in 1985.
World Soil Day. Observed under the auspices of the UN to draw attention to the importance of soil resources.
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
Commemoration Day of the Venerable Savvas the Sanctified, the Wonderworker.