Ukrainian Winter Holidays

Ukrainian communities of the Canadian prairies still follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on the seventh of January. Traditional foods are prepared for the holy Christmas Eve supper, eaten when the first star of the evening appears.

Directed by Laura Boulton - 1942 | 22 min

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