Commonwealth Countries Celebrate Christmas
07 January 2020
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”.
Christmas is a festive day off in many CIS member nations.