TWO CHRISTMASES IN UKRAINE: December 25 and January 7
December 25 has been celebrated as Christmas Day by Christians for centuries. Ukrainians, predominantly adherents of Eastern Orthodoxy, still obser...
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Thanksgiving Day in Ukraine 2020: history and holiday traditions
Traditionally, we are accustomed to the existence of the ancient holiday of Thanksgiving in America and Canada and for many it may be a real surpri...
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April Fool’s Day
April 1st is International Fool’s day celebrated worldwide. As with most holidays it came from ancient times. It is Interesting to know that each c...
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Tatiana's Day
The Russian church marks Tatiana's Day on January 25th, named after the Christian martyr, St. Tatiana. In 1755 on this day Russian Empress Elizavet...
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Old New Year
You might have heard before that people in Ukraine and former Soviet Union celebrate New Year’s Eve twice: on December 31st and on January 13th. Of...
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Women’s Day
International Women’s Day that is celebrated on March 8th is a holiday of mothers, grandmothers, sisters and daughters, but most importantly this i...
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