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Fri Dec-09-05 08:48 AM
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Major feasts in the kalendar are extended over a number of days, in most cases (e.g. the Assumption of Our Lady) this is a simple week (called an octave) - however the Christmas season went on for longer. 6 January is the feast of the Epiphany (arrival of the 3 Magi), and that now closes the Christmas celebrations. In former times Christmas went on until 2 February (Purification of Our Lady and Presentation of Christ in the Temple).
This is made a tad more confusing because most Orthodox churches keep Christmas by the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian which thus puts 25th December on what we think of as 7 January - as the celebrations begin on the evening before (hang over from Judaism) they're just starting Christmas as we end it. :eyes:
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