When Is Russian Orthodox Christmas 2024

When Is Russian Orthodox Christmas 2024. But the russian orthodox church, the largest communion in eastern orthodoxy, has stayed on the old calendar, observing christmas on jan. According to the julian calendar (used prior to gregorian calendar) the day falls on december 25th each year.

But the russian orthodox church, the largest communion in eastern orthodoxy, has stayed on the old calendar, observing christmas on jan. The ukrainian orthodox church — which claims independence but has historic ties to moscow and faces an effective ban in pending legislation — is observing christmas on jan.