The Forgotten Holiday Called 'Old Christmas' [5:57]

YouTube ^ | November 26, 2025 | KET - Kentucky Educational Television

[SunkenCiv]

Because of the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s, Christmas ended up being celebrated 11 days earlier than before. When the change reached America in the 1750s, some people continued to observe December 25 as sacred and also marked January 6 as “Old Christmas.” This tradition held on strongly in Appalachia and remained part of Kentucky's holiday heritage as a parallel celebration alongside the newer Christmas date. 

The Forgotten Holiday Called 'Old Christmas' | 5:57 
KET - Kentucky Educational Television | 44K subscribers | 47,374 views | November 26, 2025

[SunkenCiv]

I’m working on the cure for Capricorn. But thanks, the path sounds interesting, will check that out.

[USS Alaska]

We left our tree up to “Russian Christmas” or the Ephiphany also known as 12th night....we still do..

Same here, Mrs. Alaska has "only" seven full sized trees up this year, but they will be up until Feb.

[ThanhPhero]

My brother was born on Christmas Day in Istanbul.

[ThanhPhero]

The day of his birth was n known by early Christians at the time that His birth became a holy day so it was assigned and it has been tradition ever since. Do you expect that scientifically determining the probable date of his birth as something other than the traditional one means we should shift Christmas to another date? That would cause a split and atheists who put up trees on Dec25 and some Christian sects would shift but most would not and the Catholics would not nor the Orthodox, probably not even the Anglicans.

[married21]

Happy birthday!

[ThanhPhero]

An old friend might not take down her tree until March or April. One year. Wife and I were going to visit her in late January and passed a fake tree on someone’s trash pile. I stripped off a handful of the plastic pine needles and while Amanda was in the Kitchen with my wife I distributed them on the floor under her “tree.” She didn’t notice until we were about to leave and said that was weird. Wife told her the “tree” was shedding its needles. She looked perplexed and denied that could be right but disposed of the thing the next day.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, all!

[SunkenCiv]

There are no religious wars. All wars are fought for political reasons. Religion is just one of the wardrobe departments. The topic can do without sectarian turmoil.

The change from Julian to Gregorian happened at different times, not even counting the various conquests of regions with large non-Christian populations.

http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/gregorian.html

[irishjuggler]

Apologies, friend, if offense taken, but nothing in my post was inaccurate.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Wiser now]

The Amish still celebrate Old Christmas. Their businesses are all closed, as are those who employ the Amish. It’s a day spent with family.

[Tennessee Nana]

Been to Istanbul

The Agia Sophia built on a rock about 500AD as a church is now a mosque again complete with prayers...

[Tennessee Nana]

We could be twins !!!

[skr]

Thank you. I’d never heard of it referred to “Old Christmas”, so I learned something new. :)

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure.

[SunkenCiv]

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[gitmo]

We celebrate Old Christmas. Also called Little Christmas.