Comments on: Why the Russian Orthodox Church Celebrates Christmas on January 7th https://www.eutimes.net/2020/01/why-the-russian-orthodox-church-celebrates-christmas-on-january-7th/ We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Aram https://www.eutimes.net/2020/01/why-the-russian-orthodox-church-celebrates-christmas-on-january-7th/comment-page-1/#comment-102243 Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:06:19 +0000 https://www.eutimes.net/?p=56312#comment-102243 Around 350 A.D. Pope Julius I declared December 25 as the official date of the birth of Jesus, around the same time as the festival of Saturnalia. Original Christmas date was always January 6 and until today the eastern churches celebrate on January 6.

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