A number of Commonwealth countries celebrate Christmas
07 January 2017
On 7 January Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate the holiday of Christmas, traditionally considered one of the 12 major religious holidays of the year.
Christmas Eve is celebrated on January 6 and the festive Divine Liturgy is conducted on 7 January at night. Twelve days following Christmas are usually called “holy days” or “Svyatka”.
Christmas is a festive day off in many CIS member nations.
