Downtown Kyiv Holiday Lights

Today is the Orthodox Christmas Day!  From Jan 1, New Year's Day (their BIG holiday) to this Jan 7 Christmas day is a week of holiday with many businesses and schools closed.  We went downtown Monday evening, January 3 and found Khreschatyk Street (without cars) and Independence Square full of people enjoying the beautiful lights.  Many of the photos are slightly blurred because we were taking them at night, but they still give you an idea of the beauty we were all enjoying on a mild winter evening.