In Egypt, the Christian community which is primarily Coptic Orthodox, marks Christmas on January 7 th. This gathers over 10 million followers to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

A Christmas service is celebrated at a church in El Kosheh, Egypt, on January 6, 2016. The Coptic Christian town’s churches are adorned with icons of the holy family and images of saints most ...

Discover Christmas traditions in the Middle East and find out how the season is celebrated here. ... Christmas in Egypt. While December 25 is considered Christmas day in most regions of the world, ...

The tradition has its roots in 13th-century Catholicism when the pope prohibited the eating of meat, with the exception of fish in the run-up to Christmas during the advent fast.

On Christmas eve (January 6) we go to the church and start praying from 6pm onwards that culminates with the midnight mass at 12am,” explained Egypt-based Maria Zaki. Orthodox Christmas is ...

EL KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) — Some argue this ancient community should move its Christmas celebration from Jan. 7 to Dec. 25 as a sign of global Christian unity.

Some of Egypt's Coptic Christians are deliberating whether they should change the date of their celebration of Christmas to align with the western date of December 25th, as a sign of global ...

Because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar, they celebrate Christmas Eve on Jan. 6, and feasts are held on Christmas Day, Jan. 7. Some now argue this ancient community should change the ...