Celebrating Christmas The Orthodox Way

Orthodox Christians, like the Greeks, normally celebrate their Christmas on the 7th of January of every year. However, their festivities begin three weeks earlier, and there are a lot of several rituals to be done. On the first week, children get their hands and feet tied and they are untied when they offer something to [...]

Jewish Christmas Traditions

The Jewish equivalent of Christmas is Hanukkah. It is a holiday that commemorates the day when the Jewish temple was rededicated, way before the time of Jesus. Hanukkah typically lasts for 8 days. The Jewish calendar is lunar, and so Hanukkah can happen any time from late November to late December. It usually begins on [...]

How Christmas Is Celebrated in the Vatican?

Catholic Christians are not that different from other Christians. The way the celebrate Christmas is not different at all, and it involves giving and sharing. It also requires that people tell the story of the birth of Jesus in a manger, and it emphasizes the gift that god gave man by giving us his only [...]