Google searches: Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on January 7

Christmas card. Photo: Unian
Ukrainians continue to actively celebrate Christmas on January 7, as evidenced by Google search statistics.
The query "Merry Christmas" was the most popular over the past 24 hours. Out of the top ten queries, four were related to this topic, three of which were in Russian. In Ukrainian, users often searched for the significance of January 7.
It is worth noting that since 2023, Christmas in Ukraine is officially celebrated on December 25 according to the Revised Julian calendar, which includes a public holiday and aligns with the Western world.
On January 7, Christmas is celebrated by the Churches of Poland and North Macedonia, as well as in Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Serbia, and Jerusalem. In Moldova, Christmas is traditionally celebrated on both dates.
As previously reported by the UOJ, the "metropolitan" of the OCU, Mykhailo Zinkevych, stated that those celebrating Christmas according to the Julian calendar are supporting the enemy.
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