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"We've moved closer to Europe," runs the headline in the Jurnal de Chisinau to announce the good news that for the first time since the end of World War Two, Moldovans will be celebrating Crăciun (Christmas) on 25th December rather than on 7th January. The Jurnal welcomes the decision by the government in Chisinau to adopt the date set by the Gregorian (Catholic) calendar instead of the one fixed by the Julian calendar (Orthodox), which has been in use ever since Moldova was annexed by the Soviet Union. “Now we can celebrate Christmas on the same day as all other European Christians,”rejoices the Moldovan daily, describing it as “another step towards the EU.”
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