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Jan 7 • 07:02 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

Why Orthodox Serbs Celebrate Christmas Today, and Not on December 25?

Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7 due to the use of the Julian calendar for liturgical purposes, despite many Orthodox countries adopting the Gregorian calendar in the 20th century.

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