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Media, February 6 (Reuters) – of Ukraine The head of the Catholic Church said on Monday that Ukraine institutions Russia against the backdrop of efforts to cut off cultural ties with Turkey, it will move to a new calendar that will celebrate Christmas on December 25 instead of January 7.
A little less than a tenth of Ukrainians worship Ukraine This step of the Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) was welcomed by the Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko.
It is held by the government national online surveyflour referring to the resultsFacebook“and wrote: “This decision is in accordance with the requirements of our time and public opinion.”
A December 2022 poll found that 59% of more than 1.5 million respondents supported moving Christmas to December 25, which is celebrated in Western Europe.
Last month, Tkachenko expressed his hope that of Ukraine all churches will agree to celebrate Christmas on December 25.
The UGCC’s announcement on Monday made it the first to do so.
Until now, all major churches in most Orthodox Ukraine followed the Julian calendar, which celebrated Christmas on January 7. This is also the date on which Russia celebrates the holiday.
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The UGCC was until now one of the few churches in the world to recognize the authority of the Pope, and also adopted the Gregorian calendar, which the Vatican revised in 1582. substitute followed the Julian calendar he did.
The head of the UGCC, Archbishop Svyatoslav Shevchuk, said that fixed-date holidays such as Christmas will be transferred to the new calendar, but movable holidays such as Easter will still be celebrated according to the old calendar.
Reporting by Max Hunder Editing by Mark Potter
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2023-02-07 05:39:20
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