Ukraine’s Christmas Shift: A Defiance of Russian Influence

2023-07-30 03:07:48

Kyiv: From now on, the people of Ukraine will celebrate Christmas on December 25. According to the tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, the people of Ukraine celebrated Christmas on January 7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a new bill to mark Christmas on December 25 as a sign of strong opposition to Russia’s incursion.

It is the result of a relentless and successful struggle for their identity. The bill states that every Ukrainian has the right to live his own life with his own traditions and holidays. The purpose of the law is to abandon the Russian heritage of imposing Christmas celebrations on January 7.

Since the 17th century, Ukraine, along with other former Soviet states, has been under the spiritual leadership of Moscow. The Russia-backed branch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine announced in May 2022 that it had severed ties with Moscow. The decision to move Christmas is the latest in a series of steps Ukraine has taken in recent years to distance itself from Moscow.

The law also included renaming streets and towns following Soviet figures. From this it is clear that religious rifts develop along with war. Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill also supported Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill has also stated that he sees Russia as the highest seat of power for Constantinople, with almost half of the world’s Orthodox population.

Nihal Saad, director of the United Nations Office of the Alliance of Civilizations, said that divisions between Orthodox organizations in Ukraine have existed for decades but have intensified since the Russian invasion.

Nihal Saad said that the safety of members of religious communities in Ukraine and Russian-controlled territories was of grave concern following the historic cathedral in Odessa, Ukraine, was damaged in a Russian airstrike. Divisions between Orthodox organizations in Ukraine have existed for decades. It intensified following the Russian invasion

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