For the last three years, Russia and Ukraine have separately proposed a short truce over Christmas—but each attempt has unraveled, leading to further fighting on the holiday. Earlier this month, the ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

Russian Christmas is actually celebrated on January 7 and not on December 25. This is because the Russian Orthodox Church still uses the Julian calendar for its religious observances. The difference ...

MOSCOW, FACTBOX. /TASS/. On January 7, Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate one of the most important Christian holidays - Christmas. This date is traditionally regarded by Orthodox churches as the ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...