Armenian Christmas is celebrated on January 6 each year, with Christmas Eve on January 5.

Key date

  • The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Nativity and Epiphany together on January 6, so that is the main Armenian Christmas Day.
  • In the civil calendar of Armenia and many diaspora communities, January 6 is a public or widely observed religious holiday marking Armenian Christmas.

Why January 6?

  • Historically, the earliest Christian churches celebrated Christ’s birth on January 6; most later shifted Christmas to December 25, but the Armenian Church kept the older date.
  • The combined feast on January 6 marks both Christ’s birth and baptism, which is why it remains such a central and distinctive day in Armenian Christianity.

Armenian Christmas Eve

  • Armenian Christmas Eve is observed on January 5, often with a special liturgy and family gatherings.
  • Many Armenians treat the evening of January 5 like a traditional Christmas Eve, followed by church services and full celebrations on January 6.

TL;DR: Armenian Christmas is on January 6 , with Christmas Eve on January 5.

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