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Even without that issue, many Orthodox Christians still use the Julian rather than the modern Gregorian calendar for religious purposes (while still using the G
by jhbadger 3y ago
Even without that issue, many Orthodox Christians still use the Julian rather than the modern Gregorian calendar for religious purposes (while still using the Gregorian for daily life). That's why Orthodox Christmas and Easter are on different days than the Catholic/Protestant ones.
- litoE 3y agoEven the Roman Catholic Church that uses the Gregorian Calendar has moveable dates: Easter Sunday always falls on a Sunday and not on fixed day of a fixed month. On the other hand, Christmas day is always on December 25. Go figure.