Holidays in December 2025: how many days for rest and will there be a holiday for Christmas.

According to ТСН: December is a time for Ukrainians – a time for pre-holiday preparations and a chance to take a moment to rest after a tough year. In this material, you will learn about the holiday schedule in December as well as possible additional days off.

December 2025: working and holiday days

In December 2025, there will be 31 calendar days, with 23 days allocated for work and 8 for weekends (Saturday and Sunday).

Thus, Ukrainians will work from the 1st to the 5th, from the 8th to the 12th, from the 15th to the 19th, from the 22nd to the 26th, and from the 29th to the 31st of December. The weekends are the 6th and 7th, the 13th and 14th, the 20th and 21st, and the 27th and 28th of December.

Holidays in December 2025

• December 1 - World AIDS Day; Prosecutor's Office Worker Day; Neurologist Day;

• December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery;

• December 3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities;

• December 4 - International Day of Banking; Rocket Forces and Artillery Day;

• December 5 - Statistics Workers Day; International Volunteer Day; World Soil Day;

• December 6 - Armed Forces of Ukraine Day; Saint Nicholas Day;

• December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day; Local Self-Government Day; Ukrainian Scarf Day;

• December 9 - International Anti-Corruption Day; International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of Genocide;

• December 10 - Human Rights Day; World Football Day;

• December 11 - International Mountain Day; World Day of Patients with Bronchial Asthma;

• December 12 - Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Day; International Universal Health Coverage Day;

• December 14 - Charity Day; Day of Remembrance of the Participants of the Chernobyl Disaster Cleanup (Liquidator's Day);

• December 15 - Judiciary Workers Day;

• December 17 - State Executive Service Worker Day;

• December 18 - International Migrants Day; Registry Office Workers Day; Military Counterintelligence Day of the SBU;

• December 19 - Advocacy Day; International Day for the Eradication of Poverty;

• December 20 - International Day of Solidarity with People;

• December 21 - Crossword Birthday;

• December 22 - Energy Workers Day; Diplomatic Service Day of Ukraine;

• December 23 - World Snowboarding Day;

• December 24 - Archive Workers Day;

• December 25 - Christmas;

• December 27 - International Day for Epidemic Preparedness;

• December 29 - Day of Information and Media Structures of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

• December 31 - New Year's Eve.

Will there be additional days off for Christmas and New Year

Christmas in Ukraine has the status of a national holiday. Although Eastern Rite believers traditionally celebrated it on January 7, the country has switched to celebrating December 25 according to the New Julian and Gregorian styles.

In 2025, Christmas falls on Thursday, and this day is officially considered a holiday, so employees receive an additional day off.

New Year 2025 will be celebrated by Ukrainians on the night of Thursday, as December 31 falls on a Wednesday.

However, since February 2022, a state of martial law has been in effect in Ukraine, which changes the rules regarding holiday non-working days. During this period, additional days off are not scheduled, even official holidays do not guarantee a break.

According to the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law” No. 2136-IX, as of March 2022, new rules are in effect that allow employers to involve employees in work during holidays. This means that the concept of holidays and non-working days does not apply, and workers may work on these days on general payment terms.

However, private sector employers may independently decide to grant their employees an additional day off, and this remains at their discretion.

Thus, December 2025 promises to be filled with holidays and important dates. Despite the difficult circumstances, Ukrainians will have the opportunity to celebrate and commemorate significant events, although some of them may take place in non-standard conditions due to the ongoing martial law. It is important to be prepared for changes in work schedules and holiday days.