Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

PHOTO COLLECTION: Orthodox Christmas
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo) Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on Jan.
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The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak, Christ the Saviour Cathedral pastor, holds the chalice during a procession at the Orthodox Feast of the Nativity Divine Liturgy service in the West End section of Johnstown on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.
Tourists join Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world’s oldest churches.
Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world's oldest churches on Tuesday.
Thousands celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Ethiopia
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special traditions. Families slaughter animals,
Christians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Wilkes-Barre
Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, but Tuesday marked the birth of Christ for many others. For most of the world, the Christmas season has come and gone, but for many Orthodox Christians,
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