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KYIV, Ukraine >> Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades, a demonstration of ...
Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thursday in October 1922 for a 35-piece performance by the Ukrainian National Choir. It was the first stop on an American tour to promote Ukrainian ...
According to Ukrainian tradition, the first star that appears in the sky on Christmas Eve signifies the birth of Christ. Believers peer through their windows throughout the evening hoping to get a … ...
KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine >> Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date ...
Ukrainian soldiers eat a Christmas Eve meal Sunday evening in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (Wojciech Grzedzinski for The Washington Post) ...
Many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year. Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also used by Russia, where ...
The true meaning of Christmas is coming to life in Ukraine. Kind-hearted Americans are rushing to deliver gifts — toys, candy, clothes, and even generators — to make the first holiday season ...
Ukrainian refugees in Los Angeles and New York celebrate their first Christmas since the war broke out.
For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25. Ukraine used to observe the holiday next month like Russia. Now, they believe their future lies in the west.
Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades.