When Is Ukrainian Christmas 2024. A branch of ukraine’s orthodox church has announced that it will allow its churches to celebrate christmas on december 25, rather than january 7, as is traditional in orthodox. In 2023 there was no public holiday on december 25 due to martial law, while january 7 2024 is a holiday because it falls on a sunday.

After centuries of marking the holiday on jan. Ukraine will formally mark christmas day on december 25 this year, in a symbolic shift away from russia, which celebrates the holiday on january 7.