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"Christ is born! Glorify Him!"

"Christos Razdajetsja!"
"Slavite Jeho!"

My Mom was Orthodox and my Dad was Byzantine Catholic, so growing up I celebrated twice. Now, the Gambits follow the Byzantine tradition, but have fond memories of the Orthodox days.

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fairgambit said:
"Christ is born! Glorify Him!"

"Christos Razdajetsja!"
"Slavite Jeho!"

My Mom was Orthodox and my Dad was Byzantine Catholic, so growing up I celebrated twice. Now, the Gambits follow the Byzantine tradition, but have fond memories of the Orthodox days.

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What is a good beer to help you celebrate Orthodox Christmas?
 
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Fred8811 said:
What are the differences?
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In terms of timing, it's all about the calendar. Dates on the old Julian calendar are 13 days later than those on the current Gregorian calendar. Many Orthodox still celebrate according to the Julian calendar, largely because their ancestors celebrated then.

Interestingly, both Ukraine and Russia mostly celebrated Christmas on January 7th. After the invasion, Ukraine switched to December 25th to distance itself from Russia.
 
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Nittering Nabob said:
Is there a “stairway”
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I was being a little sarcastic, Nabob.
Just repeating what the nuns to us, with the girls wearing pony tails was a sin and boys sporting DA haircuts. Hell, all of the girls I liked in grade and JR high usually had pony tails, so I rejected the nuns bull$h_t, questioned it during class and many times was placed in a corner of the classroom as the dunce for the day.
 
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Machkanka.... that wonderful sauerkraut and mushroom soup that resulted in almost instantaneous splats that lasted into the next day.
 
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Mom was Irish Catholic and Dad was Orthodox. Growing up with two Christmases and two Easter’s was great.

On a personal note - My parents fought over one thing, religion. When I was a baby my Orthodox grandmother babysit me and thought it was a good opportunity to get me baptized Orthodox. My mother got home early, ran to the church, and took me home before anything happened. I was not baptized until I was ten. On his deathbed my father told my mother they had been wrong and he had her raise me Catholic
 
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fairgambit said:
"Christ is born! Glorify Him!"

"Christos Razdajetsja!"
"Slavite Jeho!"

My Mom was Orthodox and my Dad was Byzantine Catholic, so growing up I celebrated twice. Now, the Gambits follow the Byzantine tradition, but have fond memories of the Orthodox days.

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My dad was Orthodox as well, 2 Christmas' and mostly 2 Easters. Two Easters did provide for A LOT of LENT some years.
 
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HarrisburgDave said:
Mom was Irish Catholic and Dad was Orthodox. Growing up with two Christmases and two Easter’s was great.

On a personal note - My parents fought over one thing, religion. When I was a baby my Orthodox grandmother babysit me and thought it was a good opportunity to get me baptized Orthodox. My mother got home early, ran to the church, and took me home before anything happened. I was not baptized until I was ten. On his deathbed my father told my mother they had been wrong and he had her raise me Catholic
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Wow.
 
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fairgambit said:
Not much. Mostly Byzantines are led by the Pope and the Orthodox are not. Most traditions, masses, etc, are very similar
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Not entirely correct . There are Orthodox meaning right belief or right faith , and that group is split by the Russian brand which celebrates Christmas by the old Gregorian calendar . The rest of the Orthodox celebrate Christmas at the same time the Roman Catholic , and Catholic , and other Christian beliefs do .

The Roman Catholic church is under the Pope , the Catholic church isn't . The Catholic service is similiar to the orthdox service . They are not the same The Roman Catholic service is called mass , and the Orthodox or Catholic service is called Divine Liturgy
 
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pap said:
Not entirely correct . There are Orthodox meaning right belief or right faith , and that group is split by the Russian brand which celebrates Christmas by the old Gregorian calendar . The rest of the Orthodox celebrate Christmas at the same time the Roman Catholic , and Catholic , and other Christian beliefs do .

The Roman Catholic church is under the Pope , the Catholic church isn't . The Catholic service is similiar to the orthdox service . They are not the same The Roman Catholic service is called mass , and the Orthodox or Catholic service is called Divine Liturgy
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To be clear, The Byzantine Rite is under the Pope and their (my) service is called the Divine Liturgy.
I won't be argumentative about this, other than to say that I was speaking generally, and stand by my statement as written.
 
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fairgambit said:
To be clear, The Byzantine Rite is under the Pope and their (my) service is called the Divine Liturgy.
I won't be argumentative about this, other than to say that I was speaking generally, and stand by my statement as written.
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There is no argument at all here . I understand where you are coming from . As was stated merry christmas to all christians .
 
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pap said:
There is no argument at all here . I understand where you are coming from . As was stated merry christmas to all christians .
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My apologies. I misunderstood. Merry Christmas pap!
 
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