Further reading: A unique Christmas for those of the Eastern Orthodox tradition In France today, I estimate that around 80% of Orthodox parishes celebrate Christmas on December 25, according to ...

Although no clergy were present, about two dozen Unalaskans took part in a starring ceremony Jan. 7 under the direction of ...

All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated the second day of Christmas in honor of the Theotokos on Dec. 26.

Orthodox Armenian Christians celebrated Christmas in Bethlehem on Saturday with a midnight mass. For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations have been somber and muted ...

A reveler in a costume performs during the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil's day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian ...

Orthodox Christmas. Kirill did not mention Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, but claimed Russia, a “young and very strong civilization,” is fighting a “biblical battle” against the “sick ...

In September 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine adopted the new Julian calendar, aligning Christmas with December 25 ... Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ethiopia, also mark Christ's birth ...

6 A Kosovo ethnic Serb carries a dried oak branch symbolizing the Yuletide log on Orthodox Christmas Eve in the village of Gracanica on January 6. 7 Bosnian Serb police officers march during a ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th. But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th. For parishioners at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte it ...

The 92-year-old retired garment worker had been expecting the troupe of white-robed men from St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, who visit parishioners on Jan. 6, Christmas Eve to Orthodox ...

Christmas in the predominantly Christian Orthodox Republic of Moldova is celebrated on January 6 and 7, according to the old Julian calendar. This year, with Russia halting gas deliveries to ...

The week of Jan. 7 – 13 marks the celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas and the New Year. The world is turning another page as it enters 2025. This year is very important for the entire ...