Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th. But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th. For parishioners at the Serbian Orthodox ... lost one day every 150 years.
creating a 13-day difference between the two Christmas celebrations. It’s important to note that all Orthodox Christians agree that December 25 is the date of Christmas, or the Feast of the ...
In Serbian 'Hristos se rodi' 'Vaistinu ... Meanwhile in Georgia, protesters are celebrating Orthodox Christmas on their 40th consecutive day protesting their government's decision to halt talks ...
All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated the second day of Christmas in honor of the Theotokos on Dec. 26.
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 ...
On this day, Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the ...
While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the world's 200 million Orthodox Christians ... [EPA] In Serbia's capital Belgrade, Prince Philip ...