Orthodox Christmas Day 2026

January 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 New Years Thursday January 1 11 months, 11 days or 345 days 2 3 4 5 6 Epiphany Tuesday January 6 11 months, 16 days or 350 days 7 Orthodox Christmas Day Wednesday January 7 11 months, 17 days or 351 days 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Martin Luther King Day Monday January 19 11 months, 29 days or 363 days 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Orthodox Christmas Day for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Wednesday, January 7th.

According to the Julian calendar (used prior to Gregorian calendar) the day falls on December 25th each year. The day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God.

Around the World

Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Georgia, Jerusalem and Russia all use the older Julian calendar to determine when to celebrate the day, which is on January 7th currently 13 days after the Gregorian calendar.

Orthodox Church in America, Albania, Antioch, Cyprus, Constantinople, Finland, Romania, Greece and Bulgaria all switched over to the “Revised Julian Calendar” in the early 20th century which is the same as the Gregorian calendar. So they celebrate Orthodox Christmas day on December 25th.

Days to Orthodox Christmas Day 2026

Wednesday, January 7th is day number 7 of the 2026 calendar year with 11 months, 17 days until Orthodox Christmas Day 2026.