What do we know about the 7th of December?
On this day, December 7, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
- Local Self-Government Day in Ukraine - a professional holiday, established in 2000 to emphasize the significance of local councils and executive bodies for the development of communities and the formation of civil society.
- World Day of the Ukrainian Scarf (Hustka) (an unofficial but widely celebrated holiday in Ukraine and the diaspora) - intended to unite women, recall the cultural value of the Ukrainian scarf, and honor traditions.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
- International Civil Aviation Day - proclaimed by the UN, celebrated in honor of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention) in 1944.
- National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Spitak Earthquake (Armenia) - the anniversary of the devastating earthquake in 1988.
- National Day of Remembrance (Attack on Pearl Harbor, USA) - the anniversary of the Japanese air attack on the US Pacific Fleet base in 1941.
- Global Fatbike Day (celebrated on the first Saturday of December, but often associated with this date).
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
- Feast Day of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
