Ukrainians celebrating their first Christmases in the UK have been busy writing letters to Santa Claus and planning out traditional dishes they plan to make on the big day, amid hopes for peace and being reunited with their loved ones back home in 2023.
Despite usually celebrating Christmas on January 7 – as determined by the Orthodox Church – Kateryna Chebizhak, 34, who works as a telephone interpreter, and her seven-year-old son Kolya, are planning on spending December 25 with friends who live near them in Enfield, North London.
“We have friends here that live just next door and we will meet to celebrate”, Ms Chebizhak told the PA news agency. “I have some presents for Kolya and we will have a nice walk, we might do some arts and crafts and play Uno.”
