{"id":2626,"date":"2022-12-25T16:21:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T16:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:48","slug":"https-apnews-com-article-russia-ukraine-religion-orthodox-church-c8b84fad9dfe93554b2d28b08ec21ada-click-to-copy-related-topics-russia-ukraine-war-europe-ap-top-news-world-news-religion-orthodox-chur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/https-apnews-com-article-russia-ukraine-religion-orthodox-church-c8b84fad9dfe93554b2d28b08ec21ada-click-to-copy-related-topics-russia-ukraine-war-europe-ap-top-news-world-news-religion-orthodox-chur\/2022\/12\/25\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine<\/span> (AP)<\/span> December,25–<\/span> Ukrainians<\/span> usually<\/span> celebrate<\/span> Christmas<\/span> on<\/span> January<\/span> 7,<\/span> just<\/span> like<\/span> Russians<\/span> do.<\/span> But<\/span> not<\/span> this<\/span> year,<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> not<\/span> all.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Some<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Ukrainians,<\/span> like<\/span> many<\/span> Christians<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world,<\/span> choose<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> Christmas<\/span> on<\/span> December<\/span> 25th.<\/span> Yes,<\/span> this<\/span> has<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> and<\/span> yes<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> the<\/span> blessing<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> local<\/span> church.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> idea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bcommemorating<\/span> the<\/span> birth<\/span> of<\/span> Jesus<\/span> in<\/span> December<\/span> was<\/span> until<\/span> recently<\/span> considered<\/span> radical<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> invasion<\/span> changed<\/span> many<\/span> minds<\/span> and<\/span> ideas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> October,<\/span> the<\/span> leaders<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> nothing<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Church<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> two<\/span> branches<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church,<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> allow<\/span> believers<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> on<\/span> December<\/span> 25th.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> choice<\/span> of<\/span> date<\/span> has<\/span> a<\/span> distinct<\/span> political<\/span> and<\/span> religious<\/span> underpinning<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> country<\/span> with<\/span> rival<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> churches,<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> culture<\/span> war<\/span> running<\/span> parallel<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> of<\/span> guns,<\/span> a<\/span> slight<\/span> modification<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> ritual<\/span> has<\/span> powerful<\/span> implications.<\/span> There<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> possibility.<\/span> screen<\/span>
\n<\/span>For<\/span> some,<\/span> the<\/span> change<\/span> of<\/span> date<\/span> means<\/span> a<\/span> break<\/span> with<\/span> Russia,<\/span> its<\/span> culture<\/span> and<\/span> religion.People<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> village<\/span> outside<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> recently<\/span> voted<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> Christmas<\/span> celebrations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThe<\/span> full-scale<\/span> invasion<\/span> that<\/span> began<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> realization<\/span> and<\/span> understanding<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> can<\/span> no<\/span> longer<\/span> be<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> world,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Olena<\/span> Paryi,<\/span> a<\/span> 33-year-old<\/span> resident<\/span> of<\/span> Bobrizia.<\/span> I<\/span> got<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russian-Ukrainian<\/span> War<\/span>
\n<\/span>China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister<\/span> hints<\/span> at<\/span> deepening<\/span> ties<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span>
\n<\/span>A<\/span> shell<\/span> hit<\/span> Kherson,<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> 10<\/span> dead,<\/span> 55<\/span> injured<\/span>
\n<\/span>Christmas<\/span> season<\/span> without<\/span> traditional<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> glamor<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Returns<\/span> to<\/span> Kyiv,<\/span> Russia<\/span> Continues<\/span> Attack<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Russian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church,<\/span> which<\/span> claims<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church,<\/span> and<\/span> some<\/span> other<\/span> Eastern<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Churches<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> the<\/span> old<\/span> Julian<\/span> calendar.<\/span> In<\/span> this<\/span> calendar,<\/span> Christmas<\/span> falls<\/span> on<\/span> January<\/span> 7,<\/span> 13<\/span> days<\/span> later<\/span> than<\/span> the<\/span> Gregorian<\/span> calendar<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> most<\/span> religious<\/span> and<\/span> secular<\/span> groups.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Catholic<\/span> Church<\/span> first<\/span> adopted<\/span> the<\/span> astronomically<\/span> more<\/span> accurate<\/span> modern<\/span> Gregorian<\/span> calendar<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> 16th<\/span> century,<\/span> and<\/span> since<\/span> then<\/span> Protestants<\/span> and<\/span> some<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> churches<\/span> have<\/span> combined<\/span> their<\/span> own<\/span> calendars<\/span> to<\/span> calculate<\/span> Christmas.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>A<\/span> meeting<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church<\/span> in<\/span> October<\/span> decreed<\/span> that<\/span> local<\/span> church<\/span> leaders<\/span> could<\/span> choose<\/span> dates<\/span> with<\/span> their<\/span> congregations.<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> caused.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> Bobrizia,<\/span> some<\/span> believers<\/span> encouraged<\/span> changes<\/span> within<\/span> the<\/span> local<\/span> church.<\/span> This<\/span> church<\/span> recently<\/span> became<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> no<\/span> connection<\/span> with<\/span> Russia.<\/span> In<\/span> a<\/span> poll<\/span> held<\/span> last<\/span> week,<\/span> 200<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> 204<\/span> voted<\/span> in<\/span> favor<\/span> of<\/span> adopting<\/span> December<\/span> 25th<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> day<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> Christmas.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukraine (AP) December,25– Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on January 7, just like Russians do. But not this year, at least not all. Some Orthodox Ukrainians, like many Christians around the world, choose to celebrate Christmas on December 25th. Yes, this has to do with the war and yes they have the blessing of the local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,2425,2480,2482,24,26,276],"tags":[132,156,170,174],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626\/revisions\/2629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}