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For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec 25
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For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25. Ukraine used to observe the holiday next month like Russia. Now, they believe their future lies in the west.
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Ukrainians move Christmas to Dec 25 to be 'far from Moscow'
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For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec 25
Many Ukrainians will on Monday celebrate Christmas Day on December 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from the Orthodox Church observance of January 7 in a snub to Russia.
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country prepares to celebrate Christmas on December 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from January 7, when…
Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia.
Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on December 25 for the first time, instead of on January 7, which is feted in Russia. Hundreds marched in support of a jailed Russian nationalist Girkin in Moscow. DW has the latest.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally changed the date for celebrating to Dec. 25, departing from the Russian tradition of celebrating on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar.
The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians' dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia.
For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25. Ukraine used to observe the holiday next month like Russia. Now, they believe their future lies in the west.
KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine >> Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia.
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