Because some Orthodox church jurisdictions follow the “old calendar,” or Julian Calendar, which honors Christmas in January, and some the “new calendar,” which slates it for Dec. 25 ...

Nik Lukich is a trustee at the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Sydney and has been celebrating Christmas alongside the hundreds of millions of Orthodox Christians worldwide. The Orthodox ...

Putin pointed out that the Orthodox Christmas in Russia is celebrated as widely as the New Year. "Perhaps, it [Christmas] is more of a family-like holiday if compared to the New Year," he said.