“This bright, much-awaited holiday is dear to millions of people all over the world. It gives believers joy and hope and inspires good thoughts, deeds and actions. During the Christmas season we ...

Over time, the tradition spread across Europe and eventually to America. Russia has celebrated New Year and Christmas with decorated fir trees since Peter the Great’s reign. In 1699, the Russian ...

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia ... own traditions and holidays”. The newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine also changed its Christmas date ...

The Gluzmans practice the tradition rooted in the ... for New Year's and keep it up for Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. At her church, St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Church in Sea Cliff, Mischel ...

The attack came as Ukraine was celebrating Christmas on December 25 for only ... before to symbolise Ukraine’s shift away from Russian traditions in 2023 – a decision that came almost two ...

Propagandists fabricated an ad supposedly placed in a Ukrainian church and manipulated Google Trends data — Ukrinform.

Prior to 2023, most Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on January 7 under ... a way of further distancing the country from the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church – and bringing it in line ...

The attack came as Ukraine was celebrating Christmas on December 25 for only the second ... from January 7 to 13 days before to symbolise Ukraine’s shift away from Russian traditions in 2023 – a ...