What do we know about the 29th of December?
On this day, December 29, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
- Day of Information and Media Structures of the Ministry of Defence and the AFU: A professional holiday for military journalists. On this day in 1991, the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine was established.
- Official Registration of Plast (1992): The Ministry of Justice registered Ukraine's oldest and largest scouting organization.
- Launch of the Dnipro Metro (1995): The first six stations of the metropolitan system were officially opened.
- Abolition of the Death Penalty (1999): The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled the death penalty unconstitutional, leading to its final transition to life imprisonment.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
- International Cello Day: Commemorated in honor of the birthday of the legendary virtuoso Pablo Casals.
- Tick Tock Day: An informal observance encouraging the completion of urgent tasks before the year reaches its end.
- International Jewish Book Day: Promoting cultural and literary heritage and the tradition of Jewish writing.
- Independence Day of Mongolia: A national holiday celebrating the country's declaration of independence in 1911.
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
- The Holy 14,000 Innocents: The infants slain in Bethlehem by order of King Herod.
- Venerable Marcellus: Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones.
- Memory of Ukrainian Saints: Venerables Job of Maniava and Lawrence of Chernihiv.
