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It's Christmas Day for Orthodox Christians – here's why they celebrate in January

By Jeramie Bizzle

/ CBS Chicago

Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day

CHICAGO (CBS) - It's Christmas day for Orthodox Christians.

While much of the western world celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar - marking the festival on Jan. 7.

There are an estimated 200 to 300 million people who identify as Orthodox Christians worldwide. 

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.

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