Until now, Ukraine has celebrated on January 7, but now it wants to “branch out from the Russian heritage”
Kyiv, Ukraine July 14, 2023, 10:41 PM 3902 read 8 comments
The Parliament of Ukraine voted on Friday evening to change the date of the Orthodox celebration of the Nativity of Christ from January 7 to December 25, switching to the Gregorian calendar, DPA reported.
The purpose of the draft law introduced by President Volodymyr Zelensky isdisassociation from Russian heritage“.
In 2017, December 25 was declared a non-working day.
The largest Orthodox church in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which has long-standing ties with the Moscow Patriarchate, has not yet commented on the change, DPA notes. The UOC observes the holidays according to the Julian calendar used by Russia.
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine has been trying to cut ties with its Soviet and Russian past. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine 16 months ago boosted those efforts.
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2023-07-14 19:36:53
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