With many of the usual traditions cancelled, Ukrainians are doing their best to keep the festive spirit alive
Eve, as Ukrainian Catholics gathered to celebrate in the Latin Cathedral in the western city of Lviv, the electricity was off, the consequence of the recent waves of Russian missile strikes on the country’s power grid.
“But it’s going be simple and more casual. We’re not is in the mood for a big celebration. Usually at work we’d be sharing recipes with my colleagues. In the east, in the Donbas region, and in the south – locations of the two frontlines – those soldiers who are able have sat down with comrades, not families, to eat the traditional Christmas porridge of poppy seeds, wheat and raisins calledFor many, however, it has been a story of relentless conflict as heavy battles raged and Russian continued its shelling of civilian centres, including the southern city of Kherson where 10 people were killed on Christmas Eve.
And while Ukrainians have tried to emphasise a sense of normality in the run-up to Christmas amid the continuing crisis, most, like Oksana, described a sense of just trying to get by. Alina Vlasiuk was buying sweets for her son, Maksym, two, visiting the park with Alina’s brother, Serhii.
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