Christmas (Orthodox)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Orthodox_Christmas
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
some Eastern Catholic Churches
gptkbp:commemorates birth of Jesus Christ
gptkbp:customs Divine Liturgy
family gatherings
festive meals
processions
singing carols
fasting before the feast
gptkbp:date December 25 (Julian calendar)
January 7 (Gregorian calendar)
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Advent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christmas (Orthodox)
gptkbp:liturgicalColor white
gptkbp:notableDish injera (in Ethiopia)
kutia (in Slavic countries)
prosphora (in Greece and Balkans)
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Georgian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Armenian_Apostolic_Church_(in_Jerusalem_only)
gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Church_(some_jurisdictions)
Serbian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
gptkbp:officiallyRecognizedSince 4th century
gptkbp:partOf Twelve Great Feasts (in some traditions)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Nativity_Fast
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Macedonia
gptkb:Moldova
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Epiphany
gptkb:Nativity_of_Jesus
gptkb:Western_Christmas
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:star
gptkb:Nativity_icon
Christmas tree (in some cultures)
gptkbp:usesCalendar gptkb:Julian_calendar
Revised Julian calendar (some churches)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bosnian_Serbs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6