With the selection of Dec 25 to commemorate the Nativity of Christ, there was a 12-day period from the one major celebration to the next major observance.

Jan 5, 2024 · All Eastern Orthodox agree that Dec. 25 is the date of Christmas, or the Feast of the Nativity, as they call it. The question is whether Dec. 25 ...

Jan 7, 2024 · All members of the Orthodox Church begin a period of fasting 40 days prior to Christmas. No meat is allowed during the entire fasting period. ...

Because of the thirteen-day difference between the two calendars, the Eastern Orthodox. Christmas falls on January 7 in the. Gregorian (Western) calendar. The ...

Many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7 to remember Jesus Christ's birth, described in the Christian Bible.

It ranks second, only to the greatest holiday, the Resurrection of Jesus, which is the largest and most central celebration of Orthodox Christianity.

Jan 6, 2023 · Yet in a distinction that dates back centuries, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar and mark the festival on January 7 instead.

Jan 7, 2024 · More than 200 million Christians around the world are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January as they follow the Julian ...

Dec 11, 2023 · Celebrating an Orthodox Christmas. For Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar, Orthodox Christmas takes place on January 7.