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  Christmas is not an important holiday in Ukraine tbh. While the majority are Orthodox, it used to come after new year holidays, so it had a lesser importance vs the western Christianity
context: “These days, millions of people in Ukraine and the world celebrate Christmas. The appearance of the Son of God gave people hope for salvation, faith in the victory of goodness and mercy. Unfortunately, all the holidays have a bitter aftertaste for us this year. And we can feel the traditional Spirit of Christmas differently. Dinner at the family table cannot be so tasty and warm. There may be empty chairs around it. And our houses and streets can't be so bright. And Christmas bells can ring not so loudly and inspiringly. Through air raid sirens, or even worse – gunshots and explosions,” 
  “Someone will see the first star in the sky over Bakhmut, Rubizhne, and Kreminna today… Someone will celebrate the holiday in other people's homes – homes of Ukrainians who gave shelter to Ukrainians… Someone will hear Shchedryk in another language – in Warsaw, Berlin, London, New York, Toronto and many other cities and countries,” 
  And someone, the President added, will meet this Christmas in captivity, “but let them remember that we are also coming for our people, we will return freedom to all Ukrainian men and women.”
  
  Powerful address. >
  
  That’s…interesting.
  I mean, last I was in Russia, they celebrated Christmas on the 7th of January, as the orthodox church didnt adjust for the Julian calender, like the catholics back when….
  So, is he utterly sincere? Or is he aware, 90percent sincere and 10 percent low-key trolling, as the West and Ukraine, it seems, are the ones celebrating Christmas today - not Russia. >
  
  
  as the West and Ukraine, it seems are the ones celebrating Christmas today
  
  Most of Ukraine doesn't celebrate Christmas today. Ukraine is 70% Orthodox Christian. But it does have 5 million Catholics. 
  He just wishes Merry Christmas on the 25th of December and the 7th of January. Both of which are national holidays in Ukraine. >
  
  So we could have had two Christmases this entire time?! >
  
  What about Second Christmas? >
  
  I don't think they know about second Christmas. >
  
  What about Easter? Hanukkah ? Afternoon Eid? Diwali? Thanksgiving? He knows about them, doesn't he? >
  
  I wouldn’t count on it >
  
  Half of Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Jan 7 (same as all russians), but there is a transition happening to Dec 25 because of the shit russia has been pulling in the recent years. Ukrainians are trying to distance themselves from anything even remotely russian.