It’s Orthodox Christmas Eve and many in Saskatchewan are celebrating
“The 40 days prior to Christmas is a fasting time. This evening on the 6th of January, we all gather for our meal. Before that, the fast is broken,” said Pat Tymchatyn, president of the Saskatoon Ukrainian Canadian Congress.“It is actually the biggest holiday, because everybody gathers and we have the 12 meat plus dishes and then we go to church, 11 to midnight for the liturgy, and then the next day is sort of a feast.
Tymchatyn said that this year feels more poignant to her because of the people that have come to Saskatoon from Ukraine, knowing they have relatives and friends who are still fighting the war. “This year seems kind of surreal that we’re actually celebrating Christmas when in Ukraine things are really terrible,” she said.
She added that it is a surreal experience for a lot of the refugees because prior to the war, they didn’t plan on coming to Canada, “I think that it’s a real accomplishment in the sense that Canada opened their doors and allowed people to come.”Right Reverend Mitred Archpriest Taras Makowsky said that the icon is an important aspect of the religion and the holiday as it depicts an event in the scriptures.
He had a Christmas message for the newcomers and refugees: “we hope and pray that there will be peace, of course, in Ukraine and in all the lands in Europe, that this war will be over faster than we hope. And just to remember that patience is very important when we’re dealing with world situations that seem to be under control or out of control.
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