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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.
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∙ 14y agoCertainly, but they do it slightly later than other Christian denominations do.
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∙ 14y agoOn the 25th of December, as in the whole world.
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∙ 10y agoThe traditional Greek Christmas is being celebrated on 6 December. This is Saints Nicholas Day. On this day people decorate the town and stores. There are concerts in most of the major towns.
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∙ 14y agoThey always have celebrated Christmas.
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∙ 13y agodec 25 like other christians
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What percentage of Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25?
Technically, almost all of them celebrate Christmas on 25th December, the exceptions being groups such as some adherents of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, who don't believe in celebrations of any kind.The twist in the tail is that Orthodox Christian church celebrates Christmas using the older Julian Calendar, which has been replaced in most of the world by the Gregorian Calendar.The practical effect of this is that 240million Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on a date that corresponds to 7th January to the rest of us. As there are 2 billion Christians in the world, the proportion that celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th on the Gregorian Calendar is 88% of the total.
What date do Chinese people celebrtae Christmas?
Unless they are Christians, Chinese people would not normally celebrate Christmass. If they are Christians they would celebrate it on the 25th December.
Who does Christmas celebrate?
Christmas celebrates the birthday of Jesus of Nazareth; the founder of Christianity whom Christians believe to be the Son of God.
Is the Christmas today really revived from the Birth of Christ?
We actually do not know when the actual date of Our Lord's Birth is. In fact, Orthodox & Eastern-rite Catholics celebrate Christmas in January, as opposed to December 25'Th.
Do Christians celebrate winter solstice?
Not exactly, they celebrate Christmas - but we do not actually know the day/date on which Christ was born and it was convenient for the early church to supplant the pagan winter solstice festival with Christmas.
What date do the Greeks celebrate Easter in 2008?
Greek Orthodox Christians (which is what I assume you meant by "the Greeks") celebrated Easter on April 27th in the year 2008.
On what date does the Greek Orthodox calendar celebrate the name Adam?
The name Adam is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on the Sunday before Christmas, that is, 18 December, which is the Sunday of the progenitors of Jesus Christ.
Why is Jesus a Christmas symbol?
Christmas (December 25th), is the date that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, so basically there would not be a Christmas without Jesus' birth, hence why he is a symbol for the Holiday.
Is Christmas celebrated all around Europe?
Christmas is a Christian holiday, and since the overwhelming majority of Europeans are Christian, then yes. However, depending on your denomination of Christianity, the date of Christmas will be different. Catholics and Protestants celebrate Christmas according to the modern day Gregorian Calendar, which Christmas lies on 25th December. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian Calendar, which preceded the Gregorian, where Christmas (25th December) in the Julian calendar lies on or near 7th January in the Gregorian calendar.
What is orthodox Easter?
Orthodox Easter is the date when Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year, Orthodox Easter is on 27 April 2008, according to the Julian Calendar. The Western Christians (Catholics and Protestants) now use the Gregorian Calendar to calculate their Easter. Orthodox Easter is also known as 'Pascha' in Greek, and has continued to be celebrated in the same way by Orthodox Christians for over 2,000 years.
When do Christian celebrate Christmas?
Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. The actual birth date of the child Jesus, the Christ, is unknown, but it was most likely some time in the Fall.
Who do we celebrate for Christmas?
Christmas is traditionally a time to celebrate the birth of Christ with the spirit of peace, joy, and giving. Although it is not exactly known when Christ was born, December 25th is the date put aside to recognize the event.Many non-Christians also celebrate Christmas. They also recognize it as a time of peace, joy, and giving. They use that time to celebrate family and friends.
