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The Ukrainian Orthodox Church insisted that the country’s main New Year tree, installed in Kiev’s Sofia Square, should have a traditional Christmas star and not a fabulous hat suggested by the organizers.
After all, it is the octagonal that symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, that is, the light of the world that reaches the world. This has already become a tradition for the Christmas tree in front of the old Sofia, explained the Primate of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius, in an interview with Radio Liberty.
The priest stressed that instead of the traditional one this year, Ukrainians saw another symbol in the main New Year’s beauty, and this infuriated them. According to him, the church decided to react when it saw that disputes of considerable weight were also maturing in society.
The Metropolitan emphasized, they say, if someone decides to change the New Year’s tradition, then at least he must first ask the opinion of the Ukrainians.
“We as a church had to express our clear position that we have to follow the traditions, and if someone wants to change them, please, the day before it was necessary to organize some kind of national discussion, or at least at the city level of Kiev. “, – said Epifanio.
As OBOZREVATEL reported:
