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 followed in Russia. (AP Video by Volodymyr Yurchuk, production by Alex Babenko)
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Faithful in village in western Ukraine celebrate Christmas on 25 December for first time

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 followed in Russia. (AP Video by Volodymyr Yurchuk, production by Alex Babenko)
 
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