Merry Christmas!!!!!!

[YadaYadaYada]

And to you and yours @stracci2000 including Miso!

 

[sledge]

Love the weather -- 65 degrees and shorts while smoking hams.

Oh yeah, "Chocky" and "Half Pint" also wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, especially those serving both furry and non-furry who may not get to spend the holiday with their favorite humans...errr, family.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

a lazy boxing day afternoon here

had left over salad and ham for lunch after a leftover salad and ham wrap for breakfast

i think i can find plenty of go on for more cheesecake...need to finish it of so i can cream the pavalova that didn't happen due to lack of room in the fridge yesterday

i hope everyone is well and happy

 

[Phoenix]

Happy holidays, everyone!

 

[GliderPoss]

Merry Christmas To You All! It’s been 3 days of feasting in my family, now everyone has headed off to the beach (Oz) and it’s bloody hot... I’m packing up my flat to move interstate next week - very excited!

 

[AGBF]

When Christmas is Celebrated

Although December 25th (or the late afternoon/evening of December 24th) is the date when most people celebrate Christmas, there are some other dates as well!

Some churches (mainly Orthodox churches) use a different calendar for their religious celebrations. Orthodox Churches in Russia, Serbia, Jerusalem, Ukraine and other countries use the old 'Julian' calendar and people in those churches celebrate Christmas on January 7th. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Ethiopia also celebrates Christmas on the 7th January (which is the 29th of Tahsas in their calendar).

Most people in the Greek Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas on December 25th. But some still use the Julian calendar and so celebrate Christmas on 7th January! Some Greek Catholics also celebrate on January 7th.

In Armenia, the Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th. It also celebrates Epiphany on this day.