“The festive season at home usually begins with European Christmas on December 24th and we celebrate for almost a month as we have our own Orthodox Christmas on January 6th,” she says. “In the central squares of Kyiv we have Christmas fairs, with a skating rink and traditional food. And there you can listen to musicians who sing traditional Ukrainian Christmas songs — it is a mix of European and Ukrainian traditions.
“We are now living in the hotel so we can’t cook,” says Nina, who worked as an ecosystem development and community director before the war. “But I hope that the Ukrainian chef will prepare something traditional for us so that people feel the spirit of Christmas. I will tell my son that it will be good to see how it is celebrated here — back home, we like to sing with children preparing special songs and poems which they entertain neighbours with as they go from house to house.
“But I am sure that the Ukrainians [in Ireland] will not give up and will definitely come up with something to have many dishes for the table.” Volunteering with Ukrainian Action in Ireland, Nina assists fellow refugees with communication and helps them to settle into their new lodgings and deal with any problems caused by language barriers.
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