reIn Ethiopia Christmas day is January 7.
Any country with a majority non-Christian populace, and any country with a majority of the populace being some form of Orthodox Christian (January 7 is their Christmas).
December 25thAnswer:It depends on the group you are interested in:Moslems don'tJews don'tCoptic Christmas is observed on the 7th day of JanuaryOrthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7 in the Gregorian calendarWestern rite Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25
Yes, but the Orthodox look at a different calendar. Christmas Day is on or near January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. For example, Saturday January 7 2012 was Orthodox Christmas Day. More information can be found on the related link below.
Due to a large number of Russian Population in Kazakhstan, they celebrate Eastern Orthodox Christmas January 7, according to the Julian Calendar.It is a Public Holiday in Kazakhstan.
The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on the Julian calendar - which is 13 days different than the Gregorian, or secular calendar. Christmas is celebrated by Russian Orthodox on December 25th on the Julian Calendar, or January 7th on the secular calendar.
Those who follow the Gregorian calendar celebrate Christmas on 25 December: Catholics, Anglicans, Protestants, most Greek-speaking Orthodox Churches Those who follow the Julian calendar celebrate Christmas on 7 January: Orthodox Churches of Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Serbia, and Jerusalem The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on 6 January.
People in Russia celebrate Christmas(January 7) and New Year. Celebrating Christmas became much more popular after Soviet Union collapse. Before that most of Russian people were celebrating only New Year.
People in Russia celebrate Christmas(January 7) and New Year. Celebrating Christmas became much more popular after Soviet Union collapse. Before that most of Russian people were celebrating only New Year.
Those who follow the Julian (Old Calendar) celebrate Christmas on 7 January. Those who follow the Gregorian (New Calendar) celebrate Christmas on 25 December. Generally speaking, most Greek churches now use the New Calendar, while the Russians and Serbians continue to use the original Julian Calendar. Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6.
Same as anybody else- but in the Russian Orthodox protocol- Christmas is celebrated on January 7. a good memory jog is #l07 the Newark Airport bus ( from the Port Authority) All of the Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christmas on January 7. The popular song- Happy Christmas- War is Over- by John Lennon reflects the Russian Ortho orientation- another year over- a new one just begun- which in my logic places Christmas after the New Year- which is the Orthodox custom.
Seventh-Day Adventists do celebrate Christmas. Many seem to confuse them with Jehovah's Witnesses who will not celebrate Christmas or any other holiday because they believe they are Pagan.