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Christmas Eve 2023: new date - familiar traditions

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Today, on December 24, many Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas for the first time at officially celebrate Christmas Eve with most countries of the civilized world. of the civilized world. This became possible after the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to the New Julian calendar, and the changes made changes to the calendar of public holidays, according to which Christmas now falls on December 25. December 25, UNN writes.

With the change of date, the centuries-old traditions of Christmas Eve in Ukraine remain unchanged.

On this day, you should go  to church: to pray and confess.

Traditionally, the Christmas Eve dinner is prepared with 12 dishes that symbolize the 12 apostles and the 12 months of the calendar year.

The table must include kutia, borscht with "mushroom soup, cabbage rolls, dumplings, pickled mushrooms, pickled herring, stewed cabbage, fish, beans, and donuts, uzvar.

Also on this evening, they show a nativity scene - a Christmas a Christmas play about the birth of Christ, where the main characters are Joseph, the Virgin Mary, the wise men, and King Herod. The Christmas nativity scene in Ukraine began as a as a puppet theater, but eventually became a real theatrical performance.

And of course, on Christmas Eve, children and young people go caroling. to go carolling.

It should not be forgotten that there are a number of prohibitions. In particular, it is not advisable:

- break the fast;

- do hard work;

- swearing and raising your voice.

Zakhar Podkidyshev

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