Christmas
is observed on January 7 by different Eastern Orthodox churches.
Nearly 39
per cent of the total number of Orthodox Christians in the world live in Russia
and around 85 per cent of them choose to celebrate Christmas in January.
The other
countries that will be celebrating Christmas in January include Belarus,
Montenegro, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia,Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Egypt, Israel, Georgia, Moldova, Bulgaria.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/orthodox-christmas-when-why-how-russia-celebrate-date-14-january-greek-greece-catholic-church-a7512666.html#gallery
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