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The christmas day mass and the celebrations start in the morning of january 6th.
Why do armenians celebrate christmas on january 6th. The day of this major feast in the armenian church is january 6th. Well yea we celebrate christmas at januray 6 because that is when the real christian christmas is. Yet the western orthodox countries such as russia and greece celebrate the orthodox christmas on january 7 which is the same december 25th according to the julian calendar. I wanted to write this post because people around me started already asking why armenians do not celebrate christmas on december 25th with the rest of the world.
Why are armenians the only christians in the world to celebrate christmas on tbe 6th of january and not on the 25th of december as all other christians do. For example for my family we don t do much. Historically all christian churches celebrated christ s birth on. The armenian christmas eve starts on january 5th.
A ceremony called blessing of water is conducted in the armenian church to commemorate christ s baptism. It is frequently asked as to why armenians do not celebrate christmas on december 25th with the rest of the world. The day of this major feast in the armenian church is january 6th. January 6th until the fourth century.
January 6 is christmas according to the calendar of armenian church. We asked bishop sahag maşalyan a member of armenian patriarchate of turkey why armenians celebrate christmas on january 6 instead of december 25. They changed it recently but armenians wanted to keep it by the old calendar. While the rest of the world celebrates the christmas day on december 25 the armenian apostolic church celebrates it on january 6.
A ceremony called blessing of water is conducted in the armenian church to commemorate christ s baptism. Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to declare christianity 301ad. So i thought it would be easier for me to just send them the link untill the 4th century christians around the world used january 6 to celebrate the birth of jesus. Armenians adhere to the armenian apostolic church and celebrate christmas on january 6.
The reason is not in the difference between the old and the new calendar. Accordingly the armenians celebrate christmas on january 18th and the greek orthodox celebrate on january 6th.
