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In Ukraine, we met with members of the Rada, the unicameral parliament that governs the country. Both the majority leader and the speaker thanked America for her support and talked about their ...
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine actually broke away from the Moscow church in 2018, but it continued to hold Christmas services on January 6 and 7. This July, President Zelenskyy moved the legal ...
By celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7, some Eastern Orthodox Christians in Ukraine are taking a stand against the Russian invasion.
Ukraine passed a law moving the date of its official Christmas holiday to Dec. 25, dropping the Russian Orthodox Church's tradition of celebrating the holiday on Jan. 7.
In Ukraine, the date on which to celebrate Christmas is vigorously debated. Some prefer December 25, but others celebrate it on January 7, a tradition closely associated with Russia and the ...
Ukraine observed Christmas on Monday, the first time the country has officially marked the holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the Jan. 7 date followed by some Orthodox countries, ...
Ukraine has moved its official Christmas holiday to Dec. 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church.
In response, Ukraine fought back physically and spiritually, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signing a law in July changing the official Christmas holiday from Jan. 7 to Dec. 25 to ...
A Christmas tree is seen in front of an Orthodox cathedral during a service on the eve of Christmas, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 24, 2022.
He also usually brings the kutya, but that won’t happen this Christmas, as he is now in western Ukraine. Uzvar, a typical Christmas beverage in Ukraine made with dried fruits and honey.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — In the quiet hum of a Honolulu neighborhood, Oksana Enriquez’s phone buzzes incessantly with requests for help from her homeland, Ukraine. As a native of the Donetsk region ...