Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, which places Christmas on January 7th and the new year on September 11th. Menalem Eshetu, a devoted follower of the Orthodox faith, expressed his joy ...

Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine. Orthodox Easter is celebrated later, in keeping with the Eastern Christian church’s ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January (or according to the Ge'ez Ethiopian calendar, the 29th day of Tahsas).

Today, approximately a third of Orthodox Christians worldwide are marking Christmas Eve, as they observe the holiday on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. This includes nations and ...