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New date, same traditions: Ukraine's wartime Christmas celebrations

  • Written by Iryna Voloshyna, Ph.D. Candidate in Folklore, Indiana University
imageSingers in Lviv, Ukraine, before the traditional Christmas Stars Parade during Orthodox Christmas in January 2023. Artur Widak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This year, despite the raging war, people in Ukraine will continue celebrating Christmas – but not without politics.

In 2023, after years of debates, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and t...

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