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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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IL DECRETO DI ZELENSKY

La novità è stata introdotta con un decreto firmato lo scorso luglio dal presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky

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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

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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

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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

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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"

epa11044043 Ukrainians wearing traditional attire sing Christmas carols in front of a historical 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

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"I NOSTRI VALORI SONO CAMBIATI"

Però sottolinea come "i nostri doni, valori e tradizioni sono cambiati”. E quindi, invece che “decorare le nostre case” gli ucraini si impegnano a “proteggerle e ripulirle, spazzando via il nemico”

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

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"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

epa11043326 People stand next to a Christmas tree as they 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 December 25 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

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GLI ATTACCHI DELLA VIGILIA

Il presidente ucraino ha infatti sottolineato come nella Vigilia di Natale "i nostri guerrieri hanno abbattuto non solo circa 30 droni Shahed e diversi missili, ma anche altri due aerei russi"

epa11044040 Ukrainians wearing traditional attire sing Christmas carols in front 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

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LE TRADIZIONI UCRAINE/1

La scelta di festeggiare il Natale secondo il calendario giuliano non spazza via le tradizioni della cultura ucraina

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

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LE TRADIZIONI UCRAINE/2

In foto: un grande didukh, tipica decorazione natalizia ucraina a forma dello stemma ucraino, un tryzub (tridente)

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

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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