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In Ucraina si è festeggiato per la prima volta il Natale il 25 dicembre. LE FOTO
Lo si era stabilito lo scorso luglio, con un decreto firmato dal presidente Zelensky: nel tentativo di liberarsi dall'influenza russa, anche culturale, la Chiesa ortodossa di Kiev non celebra più il Natale il 7 gennaio (come faceva dal 1917). Intanto, la guerra va avanti
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044021 Ukrainians wearing traditional attire sing Christmas carols as they walk from house to house in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/f6d7910b6a4b40cf2ae011b385d422c9693ebfa3/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
DA QUEST'ANNO L'UCRAINA FESTEGGIA NATALE IL 25 DICEMBRE
- Il tentativo dell’Ucraina di liberarsi dall’influenza russa, anche culturale, e di avvicinarsi sempre di più all’Europa passa anche dal Natale: da quest’anno anche la Chiesa ortodossa di Kiev lo festeggia il 25 dicembre. In foto: le celebrazioni a Pyrogovo, nei dintorni di Kiev
![UKRAINE CHRISTMAS RUSSIA CONFLICT epa11043337 People attend a Christmas Eve prayer service at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 December 2023. Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year according to the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law in July to move the celebration from the Russian Orthodox calendar. EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/d4fffedc6711506e94fe9e2d836eba9ca2252b88/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa10.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
DAL CALENDARIO GREGORIANO A QUELLO GIULIANO
- Dal 1917 all’anno scorso il Natale in Ucraina era sempre caduto il 7 gennaio, come previsto dal calendario gregoriano, seguito dalla Chiesa ortodossa in Russia. In foto: la messa della Vigilia al Monastero dorato di San Michele, Kiev
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044035 A Ukrainian woman in traditional attire stands next to a nativity scene in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/396c50c767f9b36090591a651424e89a2ad02e54/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa2.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
IL DECRETO DI ZELENSKY
- La novità è stata introdotta con un decreto firmato lo scorso luglio dal presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044026 Ukrainians wearing traditional attire sing Christmas carols as they walk from house to house in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/b75eaabf17e8ec9f46a64338d2e03abf5b0482d7/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa3.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
IL SECONDO NATALE IN GUERRA
- Intanto, la guerra prosegue dal 24 febbraio 2022. Milioni di ucraini – ha detto Zelensky nel discorso della Vigilia di Natale – hanno ormai imparato "un'altra dimensione del Natale": per il secondo anno di fila lo si celebra mentre il conflitto va avanti
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044045 Ukrainians attend a Christmas Mass in a church in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/d3ff8049172805d427f323d8f68541e33b54b32e/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa4.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
ZELENSKY: "UN NATALE CON UNO STATO D'ANIMO DIVERSO"
- Zelensky prova a mantenersi positivo: “Questo Natale ha uno stato d'animo diverso, un contesto diverso, un gusto diverso. Oggi tutti gli ucraini sono insieme. Celebriamo il Natale tutti insieme. Nella stessa data, come una grande famiglia, come una nazione, come un Paese unito"
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044046 Ukrainians attend a Christmas Mass in a church in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/90bb03d0c0e59128b6ebe601b4e980d7947a5fdf/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa8.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
"FELICI DI VEDERE UNA STELLA E NON UN MISSILE"
- "Ci rallegriamo di vedere la prima stella nel cielo della sera e di non vedervi missili e droni nemici", ha detto sempre Zelensky
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044042 A view of a large-scale 'didukh', a traditional Ukrainian Christmas decoration, made in the shape of the 'tryzub' (trident), Ukraine's coat of arms, during Christmas celebrations in Pyrogovo village, near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/79782fd193a035a4bbca2983bffa02c59e3e04a9/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa5.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
LE TRADIZIONI UCRAINE/2
- In foto: un grande didukh, tipica decorazione natalizia ucraina a forma dello stemma ucraino, un tryzub (tridente)
![UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT CHRISTMAS epa11044181 Ukrainians play trembitas during a Christmas celebration near a church in Kryvorivnya village in the Carpathian Mountains near Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year, in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July 2023 to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/IGOR TKACHENKO](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/af003a267de46ae8b415d44b7121d223372c210f/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_ucraina_ansa11.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
LE TRADIZIONI UCRAINE/3
- In foto: un gruppo di ucraini mentre suona la trembita, strumento musicale a fiato simile al corno alpino, durente le celebrazioni natalizie nel villaggio di Kryvorivnya, sui Carpazi
![1868363095 People are standing by the Christmas tree at the Central Railway Station in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 21, 2023, where the presentation of the ''Star is Rising'' exhibition is taking place. (Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/3cf59f219cefd0595395b1f580c73322409a3a87/skytg24/it/mondo/2023/12/25/natale-ucraina-25-dicembre-foto/natale_kiev_getty.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
NATALE A KIEV
- In foto: l'albero di Natale alla Stazione centrale di Kiev