The Orthodox Church connects it primarily with ... The feast of Epiphany as a single holiday of the Nativity of Christ and the Baptism of the Lord has been preserved by the ancient Eastern ...

Once again we greet the awaited bright days of Christ's Nativity. Let us be glad and rejoice ... but a matter that has been confirmed by the voice of the Church. Know, ye Orthodox, that God is not ...

The Russian Orthodox Church did not recognize these ... In 1918, the All-Russia Central Executive Committee removed the Nativity of Christ from the list of public holidays and canceled the day ...

and the entire Orthodox Christian Family of the United States of America. Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we gather in our communities to celebrate the Great Feasts of the Nativity and ...

“We are celebrating the nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the savior who came to ... which has Christmas on Dec. 25, some orthodox churches follow a revised Julian calendar.