Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

In his Christmas message ... we will create the best future for our native Belarus." Orthodox believers in Serbia marked the day by burning oak branches at services outside churches and temples ...

In Belgrade, Serbian believers marked the Orthodox Christmas Eve by burning oak branches ... Christian churches celebrate it ...

Christmas in Serbia is aligned to the Julian calendar ... begins on 28 November with advent, when Orthodox Christians enter into a 40-day fast that excludes meat, dairy and eggs.

to this day, continues to rely on the Julian calendar. By 1923, Orthodox Christmas was taking place 13 days after Dec. 25. In May of 1923, Orthodox leaders from around the world gathered to solve ...

The 92-year-old retired garment worker had been expecting the troupe of white-robed men from St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox ... homes on Christmas Eve. On Jan. 7, Christmas day, the group ...

By 1923, there was a 13-day difference between the two calendars, putting the Orthodox Christmas 13 days after ... houses with wheat sheaves and the Serbian churches burn an oak branch or a ...

While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the world's 200 million Orthodox Christians ... St George's Church. In Serbia's capital Belgrade ...

Orthodox Christians around the world have been celebrating Christmas by attending church services. While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the ...