Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree on Saturday designating Tuesday, 7 January 2025, as an official paid holiday for the public and private sectors.

Ethiopia follows the Ethiopian calendar, which is based on the Coptic calendar and runs approximately seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar. Enkutatash, or Ethiopian New Year, falls at ...

Coptic Orthodox Egyptians, who comprise 90 percent of the country’s Christian population, celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian Calendar. Meanwhile, other Egyptian Christian ...

This is because they follow the Julian calendar, unlike Christian denominations ... Getty Images In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church - the Middle East's largest Christian ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

But for Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar, the festivities come 13 days later, on January 7. At St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Fort Myers, the Rev. Joachim Boutros has heard all ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

As an example of ecumenical cooperation Cardinal Sako cited Syria, where after the fall of Bashar Assad Churches have joined ...

Coptic and Orthodox Christians mark Christmas Day on January 7 according to the old Julian calendar. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat ...