“Traditionally, we followed the Orthodox calendar and celebrated Christmas on 7 January – a week after New Year,” Tetiana Levchenko tells Big Issue. “But recently, Ukraine shifted to align with Europe

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“Everybody seems to die at Christmas, or there’s an explosion. You can’t just have a Christmas where you sit around and something wonderful happens. Unless it’s a baby.” Cheryl Fergison played lovably