1.0Homehttps://praytellblog.comNicholas Denysenkohttps://praytellblog.com/index.php/author/ndenysenko/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xpEQ09hpe2"><a href="https://praytellblog.com/index.php/2015/01/07/january-7-a-convergence-of-feasts/">January 7: A Convergence of Feasts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://praytellblog.com/index.php/2015/01/07/january-7-a-convergence-of-feasts/embed/#?secret=xpEQ09hpe2" width="600" height="338" title="“January 7: A Convergence of Feasts” — Home" data-secret="xpEQ09hpe2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://praytellblog.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Liturgy was preceded by a few carols, the choir usually sang well, and after liturgy, the choir would gather at the rectory for two hours of caroling and festive foods prepared by my grandmother and mother. We agreed that "Ukrainian" Christmas was the "religious" observance of the holiday.https://praytellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pt.jpg41190