If you grew up in a family that practiced the Serbian Orthodox faith, then your know of two Christmases. There’s the more widely celebrated December 25 tradition, and January 7, the date the … ...

Traditions in Orthodox Christmas Celebrations. Fasting: Prayer and fasting is an important part of Orthodox Christmas preparation. Traditionally, Orthodox Christians fast for up to 40 days leading ...

January 7th is Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated in many communities across Alaska. And the celebration is in full swing in the Alaska Native village of Nanwalek on the Southern Kenai ...

Tradition is strongly entrenched at St. John the Baptist, one of several Orthodox churches in the region celebrating Christmas today. Some Orthodox churches, such as Assumption of Virgin Mary ...

Other Orthodox, including those in the Greek tradition and, now, some Ukrainian churches, celebrate Christmas on the same date as Western churches. Technically, there aren’t.

In Orthodox tradition, greetings bring more than a simple "hello." Women in close family relationships may kiss on the lips. People pull in during a handshake and press cheeks, first on one side ...

Orthodox Christmas celebrations commence Friday night ... one bread to symbolize the “lamb of God” — or the removal of sin with the birth of Jesus — in the Christian tradition.

Orthodox Christmas keeps traditions alive. Deborah Laverty Jan 6, 2022 Jan 6, 2022 Updated Oct 28, 2024; 0; 1 of 6 Angels wait to perform at the SS. Peter and Paul Macedonian Church Christmas ...

The priest sings during an Orthodox Christmas Eve service at St. Michael Orthodox Church in St. Clair, Pa., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) ...

The national government and one Orthodox church observed Christmas on Dec. 25, distancing themselves from Russian tradition, but another Orthodox church retained the Jan. 7 observance.

While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday.Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including ...

Churches in the Greek and Antiochian traditions, along with the Orthodox Church in America, observed Christmas on Dec. 25. Some churches in the Slavic tradition, including Serbian and smaller ...