Today is Eastern Orthodox Christmas. - Democratic Underground

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Mon Jan-07-08 10:34 AM
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Today is Eastern Orthodox Christmas.

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Does that mean that I missed Eastern Orthodox Festivus on Saturday?

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Mon Jan-07-08 12:49 PM
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1. No love for Eastern Orthodox Christmas I guess

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Mon Jan-07-08 10:11 PM
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7. Well.... there is no Eastern Orthodox Festivus, you know.

Orthodox Christmas is a religious holiday. The church services are very beautiful. There are many traditional foods and customs, but no commercialism. We celebrated it while my grandparents were alive. I miss it.

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Mon Jan-07-08 01:06 PM
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2. merry eo xmas everyone! nt

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Mon Jan-07-08 08:24 PM
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3. If you REALLY want to party, it's Pascha (Easter) for you.

I used to be Antiochian Orthodox (Middle Eastern), and we had the BEST Pascha parties. We would have midnight services for two hours and then a huge dinner that usually lasted until 3 or 4 am. Everyone would bring food and drink and share it with everyone else. The menfolk would cook tons of steak, chicken, ribs, and pork on a grill behind the church. We had Lebanese, Palestinian, Armenian, Russian, American, Greek, and even people from Africa--it was a virtual worldwide party.

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Mon Jan-07-08 09:18 PM
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4. Sounds really delish! *tummy growling*

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Mon Jan-07-08 09:19 PM
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5. I would convert for that

That sounds like a lot of fun! :thumbsup:

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Mon Jan-07-08 09:41 PM
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6. I'm not sure if I get it, because they use the old calendar created by Caesar

Edited on Mon Jan-07-08 09:43 PM by CGowen

they create more days.

Does that mean they will have Christmas on Easter in a couple of thousand years?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Style

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