What Date Is Ukrainian Christmas 2025. 7, the day it's observed by the russian orthodox church. Kyiv, ukraine (ap) — christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on dec.

Ukraine picks new christmas date in break with russian tradition for the first time in a century, ukraine will celebrate the holiday on december 25 rather than january 7. Ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy on friday signed a law moving the official christmas day holiday to dec.