Seema Kumari
New Delhi: Christmas festival is celebrated with full enthusiasm all over the world on 25th December. Although mainly the festival of ‘Christmas’ is of Christianity, but nowadays almost everyone has started celebrating this festival. People of all religions celebrate this festival. Religious belief is that, on this day Lord Jesus, the God of Christians, was born. And in this happiness, churches and houses are also decorated with lights, Christmas trees etc.
According to beliefs, on this day people celebrate the birthday of Lord Jesus and pray for peace and harmony in the world. But, do you know that there is also such a church in the world, where Christmas is celebrated not on 25 December but on 6 January. Let’s know interesting things related to it-
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According to historians, Christianity emerged only after the birth of Lord Jesus. At the same time, ‘King Tiridates’ declared Gregory the first Catholic. It is said that, Gregory saw the Lord Jesus coming down to earth. Then Gregory told the king that the Lord had told him to build a church in Armenia.
A huge Christian temple came out at that place. Today, which is counted among the oldest churches in the world. Since then, the confidence of the people there has also increased.
Significantly, the Armenian Apostolic Church declared Christmas not on 25 December, but on 6 January as Christmas Day. And since then the festival of ‘Epiphany’ is celebrated here on 6th January. And on the occasion of this festival, the holy festival of Christmas is celebrated.