Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, but Tuesday marked the birth of Christ for many others. For most of the world, the Christmas season has come and gone, but for many Orthodox Christians,

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special traditions. Families slaughter animals,

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Almost two weeks ago, many celebrated Christmas but Monday night, members of the Saints Peter and Paul Church in Youngstown celebrated the Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas Eve service. Community members gathered inside the church on Youngstown’s West Side to celebrate their Christmas Eve mass.

Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

Russian Orthodox Christians observed Christmas Eve with time-honored celebrations around the world.In honor of the holiday many churches, like St. John'

Today is the day Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas, as observed in the Julian calendar, with Sts. Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church hosting a Christmas Eve service on Monday

While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches will begin celebrating the holiday today. The Rev. Stavrophor Rajko Kosic of Holy Resurrection Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church explained that’s because the church and many others of the Eastern Orthodox faith observe

While the snow, which descended on the region Sunday night, was picturesque, it also forced at least one local church, Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church in Mount Crawford, to have to cancel its Christmas Eve service, which traditionally consists of a service followed by a 12-dish Nativity meal.