Photos: Orthodox Christmas celebrations around the world

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Orthodox Christians from Palestine to Russia observe the commencement of Jesus Christ connected January 7.

Orthodox Christmas

Worshippers stitchery connected the eve of Orthodox Christmas astatine Meskel Square successful Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[Amanuel Sileshi/AP Photo]

Published On 7 Jan 2026

Many Eastern Orthodox Christians people Christmas connected January 7, with Christmas Eve connected January 6, successful enactment with the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days down the Gregorian calendar utilized successful astir of the world.

Orthodox Christmas

Clergy hole for the accomplishment of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to beryllium the birthplace of Jesus Christ, to observe Christmas according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, successful Bethlehem successful the occupied West Bank. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]

Orthodox Christmas

Palestinian scout bands parade done Manger Square extracurricular the Church of the Nativity successful Bethlehem. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]

Orthodox Christmas

People be an Orthodox Christmas work extracurricular the Kashveti Church of St George successful Tbilisi, Georgia. [Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP Photo]

Orthodox Christmas

A Coptic Orthodox bishop leads Christmas prayers astatine Archangel Michael Church successful Cairo, Egypt. [Amr Nabil/AP Photo]

Orthodox Christmas

Iranian Christians be a work celebrating Orthodox Christmas astatine St Sarkis Armenian Cathedral successful Tehran. [Atta Kenare/AFP]

Orthodox Christmas

People pain dried oak branches, symbolising the Yule log, connected Orthodox Christmas Eve successful beforehand of the Church of St Sava successful Belgrade, Serbia. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]

A pistillate lights a candle during a Christmas work astatine the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral successful St Petersburg, Russia. [Olga Maltseva/AFP]

Orthodox Christmas

Worshippers person communion during a Christmas work astatine the Syriac Orthodox Church successful Sulaimaniyah, a neighbourhood successful Aleppo, Syria. [Kasim Yusuf/Anadolu]

Orthodox Christians be a Christmas Eve work astatine the Church of St Clement of Ohrid successful Skopje, North Macedonia. [Umeys Sulejman/Anadolu]

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