Worshippers of Eastern Orthodox Christianity – the largest religious faith in Ukraine – follow the Julian calendar, meaning Christmas Day falls on 7 January
Yesterday evening, millions of Ukrainians around the world observed Christmas Eve and sat down with family and friends to eat Holy Supper.
The war has accelerated a debate in Ukraine on whether Ukrainians should celebrate Christmas Day on the Gregorian date of 25 December to be in line with western European countries. The number of Ukrainians open to moving the date to 25 December has jumped from 26% to 41% since a previous survey in 2021.
Luckily, her 68-year-old grandmother, also named Valeriia , was visiting her brother in the north-eastern city of Sumy when the attack occurred.
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