For this 3rd part of our Christmas series, we will look at how the people of Croatia celebrate Christmas. Christmas starts on December 5, eve of St Nicholas, for the Croatians but for some the Christmas preparations can start as early as on November 25 which is St Catherine’s Day. Croatian children start their Christmas celebration on December ...
Last week we looked at how Filipinos celebrate Christmas in the Philippines. This week we look at how Ukrainians celebrate this joyous festival in their country. Instead of celebrating Christmas on 25th December like the rest of the world, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on 7th January. This is because they use the old ‘Julian’ calendar for their church festivals. ...