MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Orthodox Christians in Russia and other countries around the world are celebrating Christmas on January 6-7, an event which 2,024 years ago marked the beginning of the ...

As a rule, the Russian President celebrates Christmas outside Moscow MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. On Orthodox Christmas Russian President Vladimir Putin will as usual attend a church service ...

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 Russian Orthodox Church, which claims sovereignty over Orthodoxy in Ukraine, and some other Eastern Orthodox churches continue to use the ancient Julian calendar. Christmas falls 13 days later ...

The week before Christmas is known as the “pre-festive ... Urban noted that his diocese of the American Carpatho- Russian Orthodox Church has some churches that celebrate on the 25th, and ...

Ukrainians were marking their second Christmas on Wednesday, according to a new calendar in another step towards erasing Russian influence. Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. For the first time in over a century, Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on December 25. The move marks an ongoing shift for the country in an attempt to break away ...

Area residents celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas on Tuesday. A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7, instead of using ...