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Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas in Austria
Every year on January 6 and 7, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas. In the capital, Vienna and many other cities, especially Serbian and Russian Orthodox Christians, as well as Oriental Orthodox Christians, are currently celebrating Christmas.
An Orthodox Christmas decoration with a crib representing Christ's birth. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Boksi, CC BY 3.0
Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas like the other Christian churches on December 24 or 25. But not all Orthodox churches are included in this. For countries like Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, Serbia, Ukraine, Egypt, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan, January 6 is considered Christmas Eve and January 7 is Christmas.
The difference is that Catholic and Orthodox Christians use…
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