Tag: Cultural Shifts in Ukrainian Christmas
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Ukrainians Shift Christmas to Dec 25, Choosing ‘Away from Moscow’
In Ukraine, something big happened as people went to church on Sunday – they celebrated Christmas on December 25 for the first time. Normally, many Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on January 7, but the government changed it to December 25 this time, kind of as a way to not be friendly to Russia. Christmas Unity…