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why is orthodox christmas in january
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The Orthodox Christmas is celebrated in January because the Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used in most of the world. This means that Christmas in the Orthodox Church falls on January 7th instead of December 25th.
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