Christmas Eve 2025 – traditions, what not to do – UNIAN
Christmas Eve has many long-standing Ukrainian traditions that are worth knowing.
Christmas Eve is the last day before Christmas, when believers prepare for the big holiday. On this day the Nativity fast ends. In Ukraine, it is customary to celebrate Christmas Eve with the family at the festive table – the traditional menu for Christmas Eve consists of twelve Lenten dishes.
The main dish of Christmas Eve is kutia, which is a modern version of sochiv – a dish made from wheat seeds soaked in juice. This is where the name of the celebration came from.
When is Christmas Eve celebrated – the date of the holiday
The date of Christmas Eve depends on whether a person celebrates Christmas on December 25 or January 7. Christmas Eve is the last day before Christmas – December 24 or January 6 respectively.
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