Again?
Yes indeed. Today is Orthodox Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is Orthodox Christmas Day.
In honor of my husband's slavic roots (his mother was Ukrainian, his dad Russian) our Christmas decorations are still up and our outside lights still glow through the night reminding everyone there's still a celebration going on!
This Regina Leader Post article addresses some of the challenges associated with celebrating Christmas on a different day than the rest of the population.
This wonderful article called "Russian Christmas" tells of the rich heritage that accompanies this day in Russia (where Christmas was banned from 1917 until 1992).
Russians celebrate it heartily these days.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
merry christmas eve!
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Labels: Christmas, faith, heritage, international, Russia, Russian Orthodox, special days
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