Posts Tagged ‘Christmas Day’

Ukraine officially moves Christmas observance to Dec 25

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec 25 from Jan 7, when Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church mark the holiday. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, approved the measure — which also adjusts the dates of the Day of Ukrainian Statehood and the Read more

How December 25 became Christmas Day

Friday, December 14th, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, December 25 was not chosen as the date of Jesus’ birth to take advantage of a pagan Roman holiday on that day. In fact, writes Andrew McGowan of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, the first mention of a date for Christmas Day (c. AD 200) and the earliest recorded Read more