The Orthodox Church of Ukraine adopted the transition to the New Julian calendar. This decision must also be made by the Local Council, which will be held on July 27.. If an appropriate decision is made, then Orthodox Ukrainians will celebrate holidays on new dates from September 1.

Date of the celebration of the Intercession.

In October, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos or the Intercession. This holiday is important for believers.. Every year the Intercession is celebrated on the same day.

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In Ukraine, earlier the feast of the Intercession coincided with the Day of Defenders and Defenders and the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks and was celebrated on October 14.

In 2023, Intercession will be celebrated according to the New Julian calendar on October 1.

It should be noted that the Metropolitan of Pereyaslavl and Vishnevsky Alexander (Drabinko) took the initiative to postpone the Day of Defenders and Defenders to October 1, the Facts of Life writes..

According to him, now in Ukraine there are only two public holidays that coincide with church holidays - Intercession and the Day of Ukrainian Statehood..

“In fact, these are only two holidays that we celebrate together with the state, which coincide with church holidays, state dates. And Christmas on December 25 - it was already declared a day off, ”he said.

In February 2023, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced the transition to a new calendar from September 1. In March, they published an updated church calendar of holidays for the period from September to December of this year..