'The time is right for change': More Ukrainians celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 this year
Ukrainian author Yevheniia Zavalii started celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 back in 2014, “when the rejection of everything Russian” began in her life. “And this year, I believe most of my social circle will also finally adopt this tradition,” she told the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians have long celebrated Christmas on Jan. 6-7.