Orthodox Christmas Day 2029

January 2029 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 New Years Monday January 1 4 years, 1 month, 10 days or 1501 days 2 3 4 5 6 Epiphany Saturday January 6 4 years, 1 month, 15 days or 1506 days 7 Orthodox Christmas Day Sunday January 7 4 years, 1 month, 16 days or 1507 days 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Martin Luther King Day Monday January 15 4 years, 1 month, 24 days or 1515 days 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Orthodox Christmas Day for the year 2029 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, 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 2029

Sunday, January 7th is day number 7 of the 2029 calendar year with 4 years, 1 month, 16 days until Orthodox Christmas Day 2029.