Ukrainians prepare for first wartime Christmas on new calendar
Kyiv/Donetsk region, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians are gearing up to celebrate their first Christmas according to a new calendar, another step towards erasing all traces of Russian influence as their military fends off a Kremlin invasion. Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the country’s main church agreed this year to move away from the traditional Julian […]
Ukraine’s main Catholic church moves Christmas to 25th December in pivot to West
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s main Catholic church said on Monday it would move to a new calendar that would see Christmas celebrated on 25th December rather than 7th January, amid an effort by Ukrainian institutions to break cultural links to Russia. The move by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which counts just under a tenth […]
Some Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia
Bobrytsia, UkraineAP Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on 7th January, as do the Russians. But not this year, or at least not all of them. Some Orthodox Ukrainians have decided to observe Christmas on 25th Decemver, like many Christians around the world. Yes, this has to do with the war, and yes, they have the blessing of […]