The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) adopted the transition to the New Julian calendar. Also, this decision must be agreed upon at the Local Council, which will be held on July 27.. If he makes the appropriate decision, then from September 1, Orthodox Ukrainians will celebrate church holidays on new dates..

The date of the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord.

This holiday commemorates the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River.. Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated Epiphany on January 19. In 2024, Christians of the Eastern Rite will celebrate the Epiphany on January 6.

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It should be noted that most of the Orthodox churches use the New Julian calendar: Constantinople, Greek, Romanian, Polish.

Earlier we wrote that in February 2023, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced the transition to a new calendar from September 1. In March, they published an updated church calendar of holidays for the period from September to December of this year..

Also, the date of the celebration of the Nativity of Christ in 2023 has already become known..