Celebrates the Christianizing of the Kievan Rus regions and people can attend church and or reflect on the history and changes made back in the year 988.

Baptism Day of Kyivan Rus is observed on July 28 in countries where the majority of the population espouses Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This day marks the millennium since the passing away of St. Duke Vladimir, the medieval ruler who brought Orthodox Christianity to Kievan Rus and baptized its people.