Catholics around the world celebrate Christmas
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Catholics around the world celebrate the Nativity of Christ on December 25
On December 25, Catholics around the world celebrate the Nativity of Christ. The Catholic Church counts holidays according to the Gregorian calendar, and therefore Christmas is celebrated on the night of December 25th. On this day, Protestants also celebrate Christmas: Lutherans, Anglicans, some Methodists, Baptists and Pentecostals.
In addition, 10 of the 15 local Orthodox churches in the world that use the New Julian calendar also celebrate Christmas on this day. According to the New Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar and the New Julian calendar will coincide until the year 2800.
Christmas is one of the main Christian holidays dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The celebration lasts eight days, from December 25 to January 1, and is called the Octave of Christmas. During this time, other holidays are also celebrated: December 26 – the day of the Holy Martyr Stephen, December 27 – the memory of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, December 28 – the Feast of the Innocent Infants of Bethlehem. On a Sunday falling on one of the days from December 26 to 31, or December 30 if there is no Sunday that year, the Feast of the Holy Family is celebrated: the Child Jesus, Mary and Joseph. On the first of January the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated.
Christmas time continues after the end of the Octave until Epiphany, which in the Roman Catholic calendar is celebrated on the first Sunday after Epiphany (January 6).
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