All denominations, except UOC, decide to jointly greet Ukrainians on X-mas

21 December 2023 20:34
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A festive Christmas tree in Kyiv in 2022. Photo: BBC A festive Christmas tree in Kyiv in 2022. Photo: BBC

According to the Institute for Religious Freedom, Christmas will be celebrated on 25 December, "as is known, by the vast majority of Christians in Ukraine".

All Christian denominations of Ukraine have decided to jointly congratulate Ukrainians on the "Catholic" Christmas, which will be celebrated on 25 December. Representatives of these denominations made this decision at a meeting on 20 December, as reported on the website of the Institute for Religious Freedom.

According to the resource, "as is known, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainian Christians" will celebrate Christmas on 25 December.

It is reported that at the meeting, dedicated to the celebration of Christmas, representatives of denominations "discussed a number of issues related to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, processes in Ukrainian society and the upcoming restoration of the country after the victory in the war".

The meeting was attended by the heads and authorised representatives of the OCU, UGCC, RCC, AUCECB, UCCFE, USDAC, UCEC, UEVAC and ULC.

As reported, Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking via video link to the participants of the Christmas prayer breakfast in Kyiv, said that the level of religious freedom in Ukraine is high.

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