*January 6- Christmas for Orthodox Christians* *Wed Dec 16 09:20:16 PST 2009*
Hi Joao et al !Orthodox Christians - who number more than 250 million globally- celebrate Christmas on January 6. Joao asks: I just wanted to know when Jesus was born but did not get an answer - is it Dec 25 or Jan 6 or .....Joao They also celebrate Easter a week later . Most of them live in Eastern Europe .For other Catholics- January 6 is the feast of the Epiphany -also the feast of the Three Kings whichis celebrated on a large scale in Spanish-speaking countries. .It traditionally signals theremoval of the Christmas decorations. As for the early Christmas greetings, I suppose given the fact that most of us are spread all overthe world, I do not see a problem; After all, don't we send our Christmas cards way ahead of time.,and in some cases - ostensibly due to heavy postal traffic- it arrives after ChristmasGreetings..Tony Barros. Joao asks: Are we sending our messages using computers or postal services - so how long does it take ...? Best wishes, Joao Union, New JerseyU . S . A .
