EDMONTON - The holiday season may have ended for many of us, but for some, today is one of the holiest days of the year.
In Edmonton, Orthodox and Eastern Rite Christians who follow the ancient Julian calenders are joining hundreds of thousands of others around the world in celebrating their Christmas.
"We share the joy of nativity, though carols, and we have this joy of Christmas, joy of nativity, joy of new year, and this joy will help us in our life," says Father Sergey Kipriyanovich, director of the St. Barbara Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
On Sunday, Edmonton's Deep Freeze: Byzantine Winter Festival is bringing back the Julian calendar and celebrating the "Olde New Year" with Byzantine food and entertainment including Vlad's Village Pig - a fire-roasted suckling pig fresh from the spot and served on a bun. There will also be traditional Ukrainian melodies, wheat weaving and Ukrainian dance.
With files from Postmedia News
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