In Ukraine, Christmas is typically celebrated with family, said Bohdana Stepanenko-Lypovyk.
With most relatives a 14-hour flight away, Stepanenko-Lypovyk and her husband, Ivan Lypovyk, invite newcomers each year to their south Edmonton home for Orthodox Christmas.
“We always try to invite them to our house, just to give them some light of friendship and light of opportunities, and the spirit of Christmas,” Stepanenko-Lypovyk said Sunday, which is Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar.
