When Is Russian Christmas 2024. The duke of york will not join the rest of the royal family for the traditional christmas gathering in sandringham, royal sources have told the bbc. Russian christmas is celebrated on january the 7th, after the new year, because the russian orthodox church follows the old julian calendar.
Below is a list of russian holidays and days off in 2024, along with suitable russian wishes for each holiday. Thirteen days after western christmas, the russian orthodox church observes its christmas on january 7th, based on the ancient.