Yours, mine and our Christmas

What is Christmas to you?
These are grandmother's pies, whose aromas drown out the sounds of air anxiety. And a flashlight that shines in the dark through several generations. This is a golden box with a fulfilled wish and just tea in a thermos, carefully prepared by mom. This is a cat that sniffs at your feet, and chickens that come out of the barn - into the wild, into the light. This is the legend of the sword of Unity and the spectacle of burning the didukh, an uncomfortable rabbit hat and grandfather's barbecue. And also - a quiet, quiet prayer to God.

Here are a handful of stories that, despite anxiety and loss, silence and unspoken grievances, distances and differences in the dishes on the table, unite us into a big family. These are stories about the light that we carry within ourselves, childhood and the home to which we always want to return.

Perhaps, among these pages, your answer to the question: “What is Christmas to me?” is hidden. So let it be close by — like a bright reflection of the Christmas star that shines even on the darkest days.

Why is it worth reading the book “Your, Mine and Our Christmas”?
These are stories from modern Ukrainian authors that return to the real — warmth, comfort, family memory and little things that create a holiday even in the most difficult times.
A masterful combination of fantasy with everyday life, legends with everyday life, which creates an image of Christmas that everyone can recognize or rethink.
Each story is a piece of a large mosaic of love, memory, loss and hope.

Authors: Olha Bohomaz, Anna Hruver, Vitalii Dulenko, Tania Kasian, Yuliia Laba, Sofiia Mokii, Kyrylo Polovinko, Valerii Puzik, Nadiia Sukhorukova, Mariia Tytarenko, Khrystyna Shalak, Yuliia Mak, Olena Pshenychna, Sashko Stolovyi, Anastasiia Levkova