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Originally, the birth of Jesus was commemorated in the East on the Feast of Epiphany (January 6) but by 354, the Christmas Feast had taken hold in the West and was observed on December 25. Since the fifth century, most Eastern Orthodox Churches have celebrated the Nativity on December 25; however, some Eastern congregations, called "Old Calendarists," still use the Julian calendar and honor the birth of Christ thirteen days later, on January 7. The Armenian Church continues to celebrate "Old Christmas" on January 6.

Originally, Christmas was not celebrated at all by Christians. Originally, Christians kept the biblical feast days that Christ created and that Christ observed. Antisemitism was one of the factors that caused the early Roman church to abandon these biblical holy days and create their own holidays.

These Christ given holy days are listed in the 23rd chapter of Leviticus and there is a biblical record of Christ observing them in the four gospels.