# What Are You Doing Christmas Eve? ("Old Christmas" Eve-Jan.6)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 2, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188 "2012-01-02T22:14:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/1 "2012-01-02T22:14:40Z")
I just saw a Russian guy bringing his Christmas tree home (I guess he got a good discount). I like the idea of having another Christmas…so, for those of you who follow the old caledar, what are you doing this Christmas Eve? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/2 "2012-01-03T06:43:19Z")
If I have time that day, I’ll make a [Galette des rois](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake#French_king_cake), since January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/3 "2012-01-03T20:14:44Z")
Take my Christmas tree down. Well, on the day after. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/4 "2012-01-03T22:11:52Z")
Do you mean tomorrow evening (Thursday 5 December)? I’ll probably be singing 1st Vespers for the feast of the Epiphany. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/5 "2012-01-03T23:59:01Z")
my church and other old calendar churches always get free trees for christmas. most have them in the church hall for the yolka thing the kids do. i’ll have the day off. last minute christmas shopping, hopefully get my semi-annual hair cut, and a quick clean of the flat. then off to church for about 3ish hours. my church has the eve dinner (12 courses, no meat, no dairy, fish, oil, and wine are okay) after grand compline so i usually skip that, come home and take a long hot bath. then back to church on christmas morning! i do like having christmas after the crazy hubbub that is 25 december gregorian calendar. it is quieter, calmer, and more of the sacred, not so much of the secular. the big fun comes the week after christmas. you get to toss the food rules out the window. meat and dairy all week! woot! filet mignon on friday! steak sandwich on wends! whee! the epiphany is on 19 january. then you have to do a big house cleaning because the priest comes about for abode blessing. dust bunnies are not acceptable! dinner and the evening services are just like christmas eve. 12 courses of food, hours in church. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/6 "2012-01-04T00:17:59Z")
We’re going to church for the Sviat Vechir. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/7 "2012-01-04T00:20:09Z")
I’m going to an Epiphany party. We Episcopalians never miss a chance for a party! ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-christmas-eve-old-christmas-eve-jan-6/608188/8 "2012-01-04T01:42:04Z")
That’s my birthday (January 6), so I’ll probably be celebrating. Or working, since it’s a Friday.