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Traditional Russian Christmas festivities start on Christmas Eve, which is celebrated on 6 January [O.S. 24 December]. Christmas was largely erased from the Russian calendar for much of the 20th century due to the Soviet Union's anti-religious policies , but many of its traditions survived, having been transplanted to New Year's Day . [ 4 ]
Russian Orthodox Christmas Service in St. Petersburg on 7 January 2019. Christmas in Russia (Рождество Христово, Rozhdestvo Khristovo) is celebrated on 25 December (Julian calendar) which falls on 7 January (Gregorian calendar) and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
In the Russian Orthodox Church, Christmastide is referred to as "Svyatki", meaning "Holy Days". It is celebrated from the Nativity of Christ (7 January N.S.) to the Theophany or Baptism of Christ (19 January N.S.). Activities during this period include attending church services, singing Christmas carols and spiritual hymns, visiting relatives ...
The government of Ukraine declared Dec. 25 to be Christmas in an assertion of national identity and cultural independence from Russia and its associations with the later date. The newer Orthodox ...
What is Russian Orthodox Christmas? The annual holiday is similar to Christmas celebrations among other Christian denominations across the world but celebrated on Jan. 7 due to calendar ...
The Western Ukrainian tradition of two Christmas celebrations, since 2017, is also celebrated nationwide as well, however the traditions in the western regions, given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, would be standardized in 2022 for celebrations within the whole of the nation – and with the date finally unified in 2023 the Western Ukrainian ...
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, which celebrates ...
It was celebrated by Slavs around December 20/21 [citation needed], the longest night of the year and the night of the winter solstice. On this night, the old sun becomes smaller and dies as the days become shorter in the Northern Hemisphere , and is said in Christianized traditions to die on December 24.