As the Christmas season approaches, Ukrainian families who have come to the UK will be keeping their own festive traditions alive. For Oksana and Olha, who both moved in 2022, the holiday season ...

St. Germain was raised in the Orthodox tradition, so Christmas for him was celebrated on Jan. 7 each year. His family wasn’t particularly religious, he said, so there was less ritual involved in ...

In his 1929 scholarly study “Ukrainian Vertep,” Yevhen Markovskyi delves into a number of historical versions of the tradition, including the Baturyn Vertep, one of the earliest known renditions.

Updated: 7:18 AM CDT Jul 29, 2023 By Konstantin Toropin and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Ukraine moves Christmas to December 25, distancing itself from Russian tradition Updated: 7:18 AM CDT Jul 29, 2023 ...

Olha says she will be observing the usual seasonal traditions this year, but -- with her parents still in Ukraine -- one important ritual won’t be possible. “For Christmas dinner, the whole ...

Ukraine has moved its official Christmas holiday to Dec. 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church.

Ukraine has moved its official Christmas holiday to Dec. 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church ...