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jimkhong
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This is a question that have perplexed me for some time. Not to instigate a debate but just curious and love to know.
(1) I understand Armenians stuck to January 6th as the date of Christmas because being outside the Roman Empire it was not necessary to follow the rest of the Church to change to December 25th when Rome celebrated the Nativity on that date. Does the Chaldeans & Assyrians whose original church was also similarly outside the Roman Empire also stick to January 6th?
(2) Why was it January 6th in the first place? I understand that the Epiphany predated the celebration of the Nativity and if I understand your explanation, the Feast of the Baptism is also on the same day. Why three separate events (Nativity, Epiphany and Baptism) celebrated on the same day?
(3) Do Armenian Catholics celebrated the Nativity on December 25 or January 6? Gregorian or Julian? Does the Armenian Diaspora celebrate on the same day all over the world?
(4) Do any of the Eastern Catholic churches use the Old Calendar? If so which ones? For those that switched to Gregorian, are there any holdouts using the Julian?
(5) For those Eastern Catholics celebrating using the Julian calendar, how do you receive the Pope’s Christmas homily as well as the President’s/Queen’s Christmas speech on December 25th (Gregorian)? Basically how do you reconcile to being out of sync with the Gregorian world, particularly if you are living in a country where the majority around you celebrate according to the Gregorian? Or do you celebrate Christmas twice (eg., do your kids receive presents twice)?
A blessed season of the Nativity.
(1) I understand Armenians stuck to January 6th as the date of Christmas because being outside the Roman Empire it was not necessary to follow the rest of the Church to change to December 25th when Rome celebrated the Nativity on that date. Does the Chaldeans & Assyrians whose original church was also similarly outside the Roman Empire also stick to January 6th?
(2) Why was it January 6th in the first place? I understand that the Epiphany predated the celebration of the Nativity and if I understand your explanation, the Feast of the Baptism is also on the same day. Why three separate events (Nativity, Epiphany and Baptism) celebrated on the same day?
(3) Do Armenian Catholics celebrated the Nativity on December 25 or January 6? Gregorian or Julian? Does the Armenian Diaspora celebrate on the same day all over the world?
(4) Do any of the Eastern Catholic churches use the Old Calendar? If so which ones? For those that switched to Gregorian, are there any holdouts using the Julian?
(5) For those Eastern Catholics celebrating using the Julian calendar, how do you receive the Pope’s Christmas homily as well as the President’s/Queen’s Christmas speech on December 25th (Gregorian)? Basically how do you reconcile to being out of sync with the Gregorian world, particularly if you are living in a country where the majority around you celebrate according to the Gregorian? Or do you celebrate Christmas twice (eg., do your kids receive presents twice)?
A blessed season of the Nativity.