Ukrainians in Finland welcome Christmas shift from January to December | Yle News | Yle
Ukrainians in Finland welcome Christmas shift from January to December | Yle News | Yle
yle.fi Ukrainians in Finland welcome Christmas shift from January to December
Ukraine's decision earlier this year to officially move Christmas from 7 January to 25 December has been welcomed by many among Finland's Ukrainian diaspora.
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All these dates are simply fabricated to begin with. Ukraine is just getting on the EU schedule.
It's also breaking the joint calendar between the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches. So a symbolic breaking of unity.