Orthodox Christmas began to be celebrated on January ... became invariable attributes of Soviet-style New Year customs and traditions. The star of Bethlehem was replaced by a five-pointed red ...

Editor’s note: This is the latest in a Saturday series of stories and photographs featuring local holiday traditions. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For those observing Orthodox Christmas, it's a time of ...

Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from organizing their annual Christmas celebration. Although no clergy were ...

In Serbian 'Hristos se rodi' 'Vaistinu se rodi'." With strong traditions and the gathering of community, Orthodox Christmas is celebrated differently in each country but the celebrations ...

Traditions persist Many Orthodox Christians maintain particular traditions for Christmas Eve on Jan. 6, including a special meatless evening dinner that features particular ingredients and dishes.

Egypt In Egypt, the Christian community which is primarily Coptic Orthodox, marks Christmas ... feasting is a significant part of Egyptian Christmas traditions within the vibrant Coptic Christian ...

Many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians in Manitoba, including the Kowalchuk family, celebrated Christmas Eve — and its traditional 12-dish vegetarian meal — on Saturday for the last time in January.

Orthodox Christians follow many unique traditions in their celebration of Christmas, such as the holy fasting that occurs for between 40 and 25 days. The fast generally includes abstaining from ...

on the Orthodox Christmas Eve Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.(MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) St. Michael’s is one of the few Orthodox churches that continue the tradition of the Gubi — sometimes ...

As a rule, the Russian President celebrates Christmas outside Moscow MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. On Orthodox Christmas Russian President Vladimir Putin will as usual attend a church service ...