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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Flynn

REVEALED: Ukraine s newest attack on russia moving christmas - The Real Truth

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The official state holiday for Christmas Day in Ukraine has been changed from 7 January to 25 December, in an effort to move away from Russian tradition.

As more Ukrainians began to celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar on 25 December, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a parliamentary bill that made the cultural shift official.

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