Area residents celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas on Tuesday. A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7, instead of using ...
The Russian Orthodox Church – which still claims sovereignty over Ukraine’s orthodox Christians – marks Christmas in early January in line with the ancient Julian calendar. In January 2023 ...
Ukrainians were marking their second Christmas on Wednesday, according to a new calendar in another step towards erasing Russian influence. Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the ...