Countries belonging to the Eastern Orthodox Church did not readily adopt the Gregorian calendar either. It is also quite clear, on a historical level, that Catholic Europe celebrated New Year’s ...
However, some people in the United States are welcoming the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 14, which is equivalent to Jan. 1 on the Julian calendar. Many Orthodox Christians in the United States ...
The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Alaska Native and Slavonic languages. It’s a cultural blend more than 150 years after Russia formally withdrew from what would ...
The New Year means new blessings and one parish in Wichita Falls made sure the entire community received them through a water ...
On this Orthodox Christmas, he's thinking about them. They're part of the Christian minority whose future is uncertain under the new government ... FENG: Yet this year, he says he's also affording ...
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community were among protesters who marched to Times Square on New Year’s Day, protesting the war in Gaza, footage shows. An account named Voice of Jews posted ...