Orthodox Ukrainian Christmas falls on Jan. 7 and New Year’s Day on Jan. 14 for those who follow the Julian calendar.
Alina Gladchenko never thought she would realize her dream to come to Toronto with her family after Russia’s war on Ukraine began.
Now, five months later, they’re sitting in the basement of Veryha’s home, with Gladchenko’s young son, Tisha, playing nearby, just days before the Gladchenko family will celebrate their first Orthodox Ukrainian Christmas in Canada on Saturday. “I’m very happy because they are safe,” says Gladchenko, “but it’s sad for me because they can all meet because they’re in Europe or Dubai. And we are too far from all our family.”
Veryha says she recently spoke to a cousin in a part of Ukraine that hadn’t seen a lot of shelling and wished her a “Happy New Year.” In March, the family received a special visa to come to Canada, but they continued to work in Poland so they could save money for the trip to Canada, which they planned for the fall.
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