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The scandalous hat returned to Sofia Square (Photo: Diana Popova via Facebook)
The scandalous hat that adorned the country’s main Christmas tree was installed as an art object in Sofia Square.
The head of the Department of Culture of the Kyiv City State Administration Diana Popova announced this on Facebook.
“There is a long line to the best symbolic place where you can make a wish under a magic hat,” he wrote.
The director also thanked everyone for their support, because the Kiev City State Administration managed to fulfill the promise to return the hat to the square.
After photos of the country’s main Christmas tree circulated on media and social media on December 10, representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church suddenly criticized the organizers’ idea.
Subsequently, the OCU issued an official statement on behalf of the church, in which it criticized the idea even more widely. “Magic forests “.
And the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine called directly the mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko “no allow the abuse of religious sentiments of millions of Kyiv residents “and other citizens of Ukraine for decoration “Central Christmas trees in Sofia Square with a hat instead of a traditional star.
As a result, on December 13, the hat on the Christmas tree in Kiev was dismantled, replacing it with a star for 75 thousand hryvnia.
Thoughts on social media were divided: some were happy to replace the hat with a star, some were unhappy, and some spoke of the secondary importance of the issue, sparking a discussion.
The Primate of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius, was pleased with the replacement of the hat by a star.
