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Christmas in Ukraine

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the afternoon service, may the supper begin. The family comes together to have a dinner which usually includes 12 dishes (the number can vary from 7–17). These twelve dishes are traditionally vegan plus fish, and do not contain meat, milk, or eggs. While the dishes served can vary regionally, as well as from family to family, the two mandatory dishes are
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The All-Night Christmas Vigil then follows, families then troop to their local parish churches or Protestant churches to attend as thanksgiving for the Savior's birth in a stable. OCU and UGCC Divine Liturgy, Catholic Midnight Mass or a Protestant service would then traditionally follow. On Christmas
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Catholics and Protestants may choose also to follow tradition on said day) - it is one of a few paramony days in the Eastern Rite calendar wherein mandatory fasting and abstinence is observed; only when the first star is seen in the evening sky, or just after the faithful have received Communion in
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Effective 24 May 2023, the OCU officially declared that 25 December will be the permanent date for Christmas commemorations and festivities for the Ukrainian Orthodox faithful, as the Church officially formalized the adoption of the Revised Julian calendar for fixed feasts and solemnities in line
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On February 2, 2023, the Holy Synod of the OCU allowed and approved the procedure for blessing parishes and monasteries for the full use of the Revised Julian calendar, and on May 24, 2023, to hold a meeting of the Council of Bishops, where the issue of calendar reform will be raised.
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Following the Vigil, on December 25 families return to the aforementioned places of worship for Mass, Divine Liturgy or a holiday service. Unlike the previous day, meat and other foods are eaten during the day. This day and the days following up to January 4 are fast-free days.
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In 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Christmas was reinstated alongside other religious holidays. Especially in recent years, there has been a shift from Did Moroz, who came to be associated with the Soviet-era heritage, to the more traditional
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On 18 October 2022, the OCU allowed dioceses to hold Christmas services according to the Revised Julian calendar, i.e., 25 December. In the case of a divine service, its participants are released from the restrictions of fasting on this day.
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means literally "grandfather spirit" so it symbolizes the family's ancestors. In Ukrainian city homes the didukh may be purchased, and is often made of woven grain and dried grasses and flowers.
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form, is brought out in public, the portable tall box is either accompanied by singing carollers or crowds either before or after the vigil service.
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of the UGCC that are not ready to switch to the new style in 2023 have a transition period until September 1, 2025, to make the change.
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In the 19th century, a lavishly decorated Christmas tree became central to the holiday, a tradition originally imported by
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which represents the importance of the ancient and rich wheat crops of Ukraine, the staff of life through the centuries.
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in Ukraine was marked on just one day - December 25, the same date across almost all Christian faiths around the globe.
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Traditional Ukrainian Christmas festivities last from December 24 to January 6, the date of the celebration of the
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In February 2023 the UGCC decided to switch to the Revised Julian calendar for fixed holidays (і.e., except for
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On the afternoon of the day, a St. Basil Divine Liturgy is held in parishes to mark the formal close of the
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with the other Orthodox churches of the world, with Easter kept in the old Julian Calendar. On July 27, the
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celebrates Christmas from January 5 to January 6 along with Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar.
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in November 2023, after the transition of Ukrainian Christian churches to the new style, the majority of
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German import. In 1929, all religious holidays, including Christmas, were abolished by a decree of the
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scene, carried by children or adults alike, and used to represent the Nativity and other figures in a
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In villages (farming communities), the head of the household brings in a sheaf of grain called the
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Christmas was largely erased from the Ukrainian calendar for much of the 20th century due to the
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Epiphanius for review a letter outlining the considerations of the UGCC hierarchs regarding the
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The principal national television and online services on the night are beamed live from:
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is a beverage, made with cooked dried fruits and berries. It can be mixed in with the
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within the OCU and UGCC that began in November, which includes commemorations of the
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Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting, etc.
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In Ukraine, the Christmas holiday became the official celebration with the
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to be remnants of ancient rituals which date back to the neolithic era.
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Ukrainians of the OCU and UGCC fast and abstain on Sviatyi Vechir (
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predominantly follow the Julian calendar, and 7 January is also a
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in the year 988. However, given the early Christian community of
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calendar, became an official government holiday in Ukraine. The
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of the 1930s, the liturgy follows a Christmas version of the
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in January 2022, when the old Julian calendar was followed.
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ritual with no basis in scientific fact and denounced the
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Toropin, Konstantin; Stambaugh, Alex (29 July 2023).
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that follows, Ukrainian families often sing carols (
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Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper
Jacques Hnizdovsky
Ukrainian
Christians
Christian
nativity of Jesus
Church services
December 25
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Latin Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Protestant churches
Stauropegion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Kyiv
Romanian parishes
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
January 6
Armenian Diocese
Armenian Catholic Church
O.S.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
parishes
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Nativity Fast
Ukraine
Christmas
Christmas Eve
baptism of Jesus
Ukraine
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