December 10 – January 13
our annual outreach to generous community members to ask for your support for the year ahead
Let the season of love, hope, giving, and celebrating our rich traditions begin!
Our Christmas Greeting
Learn more about Ukrainian Canadian Christmas Traditions
Поринь у світ різдвяних традицій з нами!
Through our survey this year, we’ve learned that for Ukrainian Canadians celebrating Ukrainian holidays and upholding traditions and customs is of utmost importance. So, we decided to explore our traditions more precisely and share them with you!
The First Star
The first star signifies the beginning of Christmas!
Christmas Eve is an important tradition for many families and over the years various traditions emerged. One such tradition is for the youngest child to look our for the first star in the night sky. Once it appears, Christmas has officially begun!
Christmas Eve is an important tradition for many families and over the years various traditions emerged. One such tradition is for the youngest child to look our for the first star in the night sky. Once it appears, Christmas has officially begun!
Khrustyky
This recipe for Khrustyky, or Ukrainian fried cookies, is the perfect dessert for Ukrainian Christmas, or any day. They are super light and crispy with a hint of sweetness from the icing sugar. They are also fairly simple to make, and don’t require a ton of time. Unlike a lot of other dough in Ukrainian cooking, this dough only rises for about 30 minutes and doesn’t require a ton of kneading...
Didukh
Didukh has many names: snip-rai, grandfather, caroler. According to the biblical parable, Jesus Christ was born in a stable in the cold season. When Joseph saw a crack in the wall, he closed it with a sheaf, so it became warmer in the stable. Thus the tradition to put a festive sheaf in the house appeared.
Check our Winter Donor Report!
UCC Christmas Cards op UNIFIER
The UCC has organized Holiday Cards for the Canadian soldiers deployed on Operation UNIFIER, as a sign of respect and gratitude from the Ukrainian Canadian community for their service to Canada and assistance to Ukraine. Thank you to our Ukrainian schools across Canada for participating in this campaign!
