Due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, there are more people seeking to move away from the traditions of celebrations shared with Russia. This was emphasized by Metropolitan Epiphanius on the air of the TV channel.

According to him, the change of the church calendar in Ukraine has accelerated.

" Last year, I said that it takes time, it takes several years, but in connection with the war, we see that this process is happening very quickly and dynamically.. Therefore, we respond to the request of our faithful.

According to the survey, we see that the number of those who want changes is perhaps even greater than those who want to stay on the old style, this is not only the celebration of Christmas, this also applies to the celebration of other church dates during the year, to which we are very accustomed, and if they.

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It should be noted, according to the survey, the number of people celebrating Christmas on December 25 has grown in Ukraine from 4% to 11% over the year..

Recall that since 2017 in Ukraine, Christmas on December 25 is a public holiday and an official holiday.. At the same time, due to the full-scale invasion of Russia in our country, additional days off for public holidays have been canceled..