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=//** Selebrating Christmas in Ukraine **//= ////** In Ukraine we celebrate Christmas on January 7th. It’s family religious holiday. It’s a peaceful and quiet event, which begins on January 6th with Sviata Vechera (Holy Supper). When the children see the first star in the eastern evening sky, the Sviata Vechera may begin. At Christmastime they tell fortunes, eat pancakes, wear costumes and masks. **//** The religious holiday lasts three days and includes Christmas liturgies, caroling, visiting and entertaining relatives and acquaintances. The Christmas tree was adopted from Western Europe, but today it’s the element of the New Year celebration in Ukraine. **// //** My whole family celebrates this feast: mother, father, my grandmother and I. My other grandmother and grandfather very seldom visit us. **//** //My mum and I decorate our flat with tinsel of different colours. We also decorate the New Year tree with colourful lights, tinsel, toys and balls. // **// ** We sit down to the holly supper and light the candles then the first star is risen. Everybody is always in a good mood. ** // //** But in other countries Christmas is celebrated in a different way. For example in the USA Christmas day is celebrated on December 25. On this day they decorate a Christmas tree and give presents to each other. All children wait for Santa Claus who will come in sleigh and give presents. **//

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 * // I like this feast very much because it inspires people with belief in the reality of miracles. This holiday goes back to the earliest of times and it will never be forgotten. // **