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UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM PREMIER ROY ROMANOW

Released on January 5, 2000

In many homes across Saskatchewan Thursday, the words "Kristos rodyvsya" will

echo across the dinner table. It's Ukrainian for "Christ is born!" - a fitting

message on Ukrainian Christmas Eve.



Premier Roy Romanow has deep roots in the Ukrainian community and took the time

to reflect on his past by sending out a Christmas message.



"My parents emigrated to Canada from Ukraine. I am proud to be able to

celebrate both my Ukrainian and Canadian heritage," Romanow said.



"Friday, January 7th is Ukrainian Christmas for those who celebrate this time

of year according to the Julian Calendar."



Romanow says the celebration of Christmas should remind us of the richness of

our past and the spirit of hope and optimism for the new year.



"It is also a time to appreciate the many blessings we enjoy and cherish in

Canada - our freedom, loving families and our sense of community."



Ukrainian Christmas falls on January 7th because Ukrainians use the Julian

Calendar. In 1528, Pope Gregory XIII changed the Julian Calendar. The new

Gregorian Calendar better represented the changing seasons. But the world's 50

million Ukrainians chose to keep using the old Julian Calendar and have so ever

since. The difference between the two calendars placed Christmas on January

7th. Because of the size of the Ukrainian Church, the date has become widely

known as "Ukrainian Christmas."



"On behalf of my wife, Eleanore, our families and my colleagues in the

Government of Saskatchewan, I wish each of you a holiday season filled with

love, happiness and hope," Premier Romanow concluded.



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