Ukrainian Christmas Customs: A Documentary From 1942

[Michie]

For those who follow the Julian Calendar, today is the feast of the Theophany in the Byzantine Rite. This is as good an occasion as any to share this delightful documentary made in 1942 about the various customs of what many still call “Ukrainian Christmas,” customs brought to the New World by immigrants to Canada, both Catholic and Orthodox. Although it doesn’t show much of the liturgy, it covers a lot of religious and folk traditions associated with the liturgical season. (My thanks to an old and dear friend, Fr Athanasius McVay, a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic priest of the Eparchy of Edmonton, Canada, for bringing this to my attention.)

Continued below.
New Liturgical Movement: Ukrainian Christmas Customs: A Documentary From 1942

 

[timothyu]

Where's mention of the garlic that fuelled their efforts?

 

[Anhelyna]

Oh believe me - it's still often called Ukrainian Christmas

BTW - the Doors before the Altar are called the Royal Doors