Today Christmas! No, Russians don't celebrate This "Christmas" Christmas is coming. Are you surrounded by decorations, gifts and music? Are you preparing Christmas gifts for your family and friends? Are you "brewing" Christmas greetings for friends? But! I would like to say one thing important to you here! Next Monday, don't wish your Russian friends a merry Christmas. Because Russians don't celebrate this Christmas! Christmas in Russia is two weeks away! Today, we will watch the Christmas of this fighting nation.
Orthodox Christmas When it comes to Christmas, we all know December 25, but in fact, the other branch of Christianity -- orthodox Christmas is on January 7. Nearly 70% of the believers in Russia are orthodox, so Christmas in Russia is orthodox Christmas. Why is it that both belong to Christianity and celebrate the birth of Jesus but not on the same day? In the early 20th century, the orthodox church refused to convert to the Gregorian calendar and continued to use the original Julian calendar. Although the government introduced the Gregorian calendar after 1918, the church did not accept it, and church activities continued to follow the old calendar. The Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar are about 13 days apart, so Catholic Christmas falls on December 25, while orthodox Christmas falls on January 7.