Today is Christmas for East Europe's Orthodox Christians

Aug 20, 2019

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Formerly Lonely Planet's destination editor for Southeastern & Eastern Europe, Brana is a freelance editor and translator occasionally writing about travel in her native Serbia and the Western Balkans.

Several eastern and southeastern European countries with a majority Orthodox Christian population celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian calendar.

The countries include Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The day is a public holiday in these countries. Read more: bbc. co. uk

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