[Honorary Serb]

The celebration of the Nativity on December 25th is very ancient. It is NOT pagan in origin, and we may well know what date Christ was born.

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2013/12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ

Orthodox Russians and Serbs (among others) celebrated Christmas on January 7th. But Orthodox Greeks, Bulgarians, the Orthodox Church in America, etc. celebrated it on December 25th. All Orthodox celebrate Pascha and Pentecost on the same day. This year the Eastern and Western Easters coincide as well.

[lightman]

This year the Eastern and Western Easters coincide as well.

It is a blessing that all Christendom will be united, calendarwise, at the Feast of feast....even though it will create scheduling and logistical problems for those of us living in two worlds who lack the sanctity to be bilocational.

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for the explanation.