What church holiday is today? December 29, 2024
We tell you what church holiday is celebrated on December 29 according to the new and old style, what you shouldn’t do, and who has a name day.
On December 29, according to the new church calendar, the 14 thousand babies killed in Bethlehem are remembered. On the same date is the day of remembrance of the righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David, Tsar and Jacob, the brother of the Lord, the Venerable Job of Manyavsky, the Venerable Mark, the grave-digger, Theophilus and John of the Kiev-Pechersk. We talk about the traditions, signs and prohibitions of this date and what church holiday is celebrated today according to the old style.
In 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine switched to a new calendar style – New Julian, therefore non-transitional holidays (with a fixed date) moved 13 days earlier. But some believers continue to adhere to the old style (Julian),…
