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I got narrative but isn’t Jan 7 is orthodox thing not Russia/soviet thing. I mean, I don’t care how people celebrate their imaginary friends but it just weird
It's an attempt to align with the West. Most Western countries are protestant/catholic and celebrate on the 25th, so if your goal is to westernize not only politically, but culturally, it's a step towards alienating those who cling to The Old Ways lol