Complete church calendar of Orthodox holidays for December 2024
What Orthodox holidays do believers celebrate in the last month of autumn according to the new and old church calendar.
In December 2024, according to the new Orthodox calendar, believers celebrate a great holiday – the Nativity of Christ. In addition to him, there will also be several other significant dates, among them – the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas and the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Also this month, according to the new style, the Nativity Fast ends. What other church dates will be in December according to the new church calendar and what is celebrated according to the old one – in the material.
New church calendar for December 2024
In September 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine switched to the New Julian calendar. All non-transitional church holidays (those that have a permanent date) are now celebrated 13 days earlier. Dates…