Sources: UNIAN and Ukraine public holidays. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine has issued a decree shifting the workdays of Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30, 2008, to the Saturdays of May 17 and 31, respectively, thereby bridging the gap between the Orthodox Easter and May Day public holidays. This means that Ukrainians will be on holidays for 9 consecutive days, from Saturday, April 26, to Sunday, May 4, 2008, inclusively.Although, in theory, this decree only applies to State enterprises, the government has recommended that directors of enterprises, institutions, and organizations follow the decree (except for the Pension Fund of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Mail Service “Ukrposhta”, the State Treasury, and Ukraine's Central Bank). Based on past occurrences of these types of bridge holidays, one can safely assume that that 9 day period will bring a total shutdown of the Ukraine, except for the touristic areas which will benefit from increase occupation rates.
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