Ukraine passed a law moving the date of its official Christmas holiday to Dec. 25, dropping the Russian Orthodox Church’s tradition of celebrating the holiday on Jan. 7.

Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates ...

Local residents joined for the annual Christmas Bazaar and Food Festival in Santa Rosa. Anthony Maximov wore his shiny blue traditional Russian blouse reverently Sunday. His outfit was one of many ...

Ukraine picks new Christmas date in break with Russian tradition. For the first time in a century, Ukraine will celebrate the holiday on December 25 rather than January 7.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church ...

In the beginning of December, Bavarian television contacted Russian Center of Nuremberg's Russian-German Cultural Center with an unusual request to tell about Russian Christmas traditions. The Centre ...

The Russian Orthodox tradition of Slaviq, also known as Starring, is celebrated in Alaska.. In the days leading up to Russian-Orthodox Christmas on January 7, parishioners parade from house to ...

On Christmas Eve, children padded around villages or up and down the stairwells of apartment blocks, singing carols and receiving small gifts from those who listened, a tradition carried out now ...

Grandfather Frost has no direct counterpart in Western Christmas traditions. He is accompanied by Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, a figure rooted in Russian folklore and 19th-century literature. Tags ...

KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church ...

Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates ...