Ukrainian author Yevheniia Zavalii started celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 back in 2014, “when the rejection of everything Russian” began in her life. “And this year, I believe most of my social circle will also finally adopt this tradition,” she told the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians have long celebrated Christmas on Jan. 6-7.
TOWN HILL — It has now been over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war continues into another Easter season. The most common religion in Ukraine is Eastern