Celebrating Armenian Christmas at Etchmiadzin

Last weekend, on January 6th, it was Armenian Christmas. You might be asking yourself, why do Armenians celebrate on on this day? According to the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, until the fourth century, all Christian churches celebrated Christmas on January 6th. Then the Roman church decided to move the date to December 25th to override a major pagan feast. The Armenian Church, however, … Continue reading Celebrating Armenian Christmas at Etchmiadzin