From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Christmas and Easter have emerged as the most popular holidays in Ukraine (70% and 68%, respectively), while Labor Day on May 1 and the former Soviet Victory Day on May 9 are now the least celebrated, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted from Feb. 17-23 and published on May 8.
Between 2010 and 2021, the popularity of Labor Day held steady, with only 12% of Ukrainians considering it an important or favorite holiday in both years. By 2024, support had fallen to just 4%, making it the least popular holiday among Ukrainians.
Victory Day on May 9, however, has seen a marked decline in support. In 2010, 58% of Ukrainians viewed it as important. By 2021, only 30% felt the same. Now, in 2024, just 11% consider it significant, leaving it second only to Labor Day as one of the least popular holidays. In 2024, May 8 is now celebrated as the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939−1945.
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