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   Well, it's not "Orthodox" as much as Julian.   
      
   I recently found out the early USA colonies were (Protestant) split between   
   Julian and Gregorian calendar.   
      
   For the record, the Constantinople patriarchate decided in 1929 that either   
   calendar is OK and has flock using both. But the Greek and Soviet govts   
   forced the issue, leading to "old" calendar leftists in Greece and rightists   
   in RUssia.   
      
   I think some "Oriental" Orthodox actually celebrate on 8Jan.   
      
   I had an amusing family story. My mom knew she was born on Saturday (1925)   
   but when I was in college I used the computer to print her birth month and it   
   said Wednesday. But under the old cal she was indeed born on Saturday.   
      
   And of course, under Yeltsin, they got days off under both calendars.   
      
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