Comments by "Orbital_Inclination" (@Orbital_Inclination) on "Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for first time - BBC News" video.

  1. Christmas happens every year. It's not exactly news at this stage 😂
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  2.  @barneymagee3285  Xmas, Ramadan, Easter, Eid etc are all mentioned in the media when they occur. UK media on the run-up to Xmas is literally dedicated to it. The BBC runs Xmas programming every year etc etc. This particular story gets a mention because its a significant change to Ukrainian tradition. Anyone who moans about Xmas not getting a mention is either blind and deaf, a moron, or pushing a bs culture war agenda because they have nothing better to do.
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  3. Moving the national holiday doesn't limit any religious freedoms.
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  4.  @sergeipetrov_rzn  they've not moved the dates of any actual religious holidays, just when the country observes the national holiday. There's literally nothing stopping the Orthodox church from celebrating Christmas whenever they like, in the same way Muslims in many western nations are free to celebrate Eid even though the holiday season is usually aligned with Catholic or Protestant Christian dates.
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