Ukraine ignores Russian Orthodox church, observes December 25 as public holiday

Today marks the first time that Ukraine is observing Christmas as a public holiday on December 25th. Traditionally Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on January 7th in line with the Russian Orthodox church following the Julian calendar. It's part of a cultural shift away from Moscow after last year's invasion. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #ukraine #christmas #russia