Orthodox or Greek Catholic Christmas

The Kaszucki family from Uhniv (now in the Ukraine likely would have celebrated Christmas today, on January 7. The Eastern church follows the Julian calendar so Christmas and Easter fall on different dates then they do for the rest of us. The Kaszucki family may have followed some of these holiday traditions: Christmas would be proceeded by pylypivka, a type of Lent. During that time there was no meat eaten and no dances or other parties. The Holy Supper (sviata vechera) was a meal with 12 dishes made without milk or meat. Christmas lasted three days. After Mass, visiting family and going around and caroling often happened. ***** Image: By Erika Smith - MSI Chicago - Christmas Around the World 2007 - Ukraine - spider web ornament, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37156527