Christmas in Ukraine

Ukrainians defy Moscow with first Dec 25 Christmas

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 12/24/2023 - 11:09

Many Ukrainians will on Monday celebrate Christmas Day on Dec. 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from the Orthodox Church observance of Jan. 7 in a snub to Russia.

Ukraine passed a law in July moving the celebration to Dec. 25, the day when most of the Christian world marks Christmas.