In Ukraine, many Christians are celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 this year, instead of in January, as they repudiate the Moscow-affiliated Orthodox church
Some Ukrainians opt to celebrate the holiday in December, repudiating Moscow-affiliated Orthodox church
A Christmas service was held in Kyiv in December, as some Ukrainians move away from celebrating the holiday in January.VELYKI DMYTROVYCHI, Ukraine—Anna Datskiv is turning her back on Russia as she makes her kutia, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dish of sweetened grains, a couple of weeks early this year.
Like many other Ukrainians, she has switched to celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25, as in most of the Western world, rather than Jan. 7, as in Russia. It
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