when it will move to January 8 as the calendar continues to drift. Today, Orthodox traditions differ depending on location, church branch, and local custom. But for many, Christmas is focused on ...

Each church will have the option to celebrate on December 25, which marks the birth of Jesus according to the Gregorian calendar, rather than January 7, which marks the birth of Jesus according to ...

Moving from January to December doesn’t alter the ... The church there does not use the Julian calendar; the church in Georgia, however, does. When we learn of a mistake, we acknowledge it ...

Not everyone switched to the new Gregorian calendar, and as a result the Christmas holiday falls in January for members of Eastern Orthodox churches. (Here's why the Orthodox church rejected the ...