Most people celebrate Christmas on December 25 as based on the Gregorian calendar which Pope Gregory XIII replaced the Julian calendar with in 1582.However, Christians in many Eastern Orthodox countries still observe Christmas using the Julian calendar which puts it on January 7th.
The Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian church, after the Roman Catholic Church, in the world. There are an estimated 225-300 million followers. Most of whom are in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, as well as, in the Middle East.
Orthodoxy is by far the largest faith in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus. There are also large populations in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Orthodox Churches in Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania celebrate Christmas on December 25th. But today is Christmas for all of my friends and colleagues from Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Macedonia and Moldova. So Merry Christmas!!
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