Winter Holiday Season
As we slowly get back to normal (?!), I have begun again my Ukrainian language study. (I took a couple weeks off during December...). My Ukrainian texts for the past two lessons have featured vocabulary describing holiday traditions here in Ukraine. Add to these our American holidays and it is truly amazing that ANYTHING gets accomplished here.
We begin with December 19, St. Nicholas Day.
Followed by our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, December 24 and 25.
Then comes the BIGGIE -- New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Orthodox Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are celebrated on January 6 and 7.
Old New Year's Eve and Old New Year's Day roll around on January 13 and 14.
January 15 is Martin Luther King Day. (Not celebrated here, though the Embassy is closed.)
January 19 marks the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist.
Plus we throw in some family birthdays and anniversaries, friends' birthdays, and...
GOODNESS, I'm exhausted!
