Merry Armenian Christmas.... Kristos Dznav yev Haydnetsav..... Քրիստոս Ծնավ և Հայտնեցավ , Օրհնյալ է Հայտնությունը Հիսուսի: Ձեզ և Մեզ Մեծ Ավետիս Thanks to Linda Sarafian Shirvanian we have an explanation for our celebrating Christmas on January 6th.... It is frequently asked as to why Armenians do not celebrate Christmas on December 25th with the rest of the world. The exact date of Christs birth has not been historically established—it is neither recorded in the Gospels. However, historically, all Christian churches celebrated Christs birth on January 6th until the fourth century. According to Roman Catholic sources, the date was changed from January 6th to December 25th in order to override a pagan feast dedicated to the birth of the Sun which was celebrated on December 25th. At the time Christians used to continue their observance of these pagan festivities. In order to undermine and subdue this pagan practice, the church hierarchy designated December 25th as the official date of Christmas and January 6th as the feast of Epiphany. However, Armenia was not effected by this change for the simple fact that there were no such pagan practices in Armenia, on that date, and the fact that the Armenian Church was not a satellite of the Roman Church. Thus, remaining faithful to the traditions of their forefathers, Armenians have continued to celebrate Christmas on January 6th until today. Hope your Armenian Christmas was sublime!
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:24:04 +0000
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