"This article argues that the liturgical tradition of celebrating Christmas on 25 December travelled from the Latin West to the Greek East at the behest of Theodosius I upon his arrival in Constantinople in AD 380. From there it made its way to Cappadocia, Pontus and Syrian Antioch by means of travelling clerics who belonged to a pro-Nicene network."

EDWARDS ROBERTGT. Travelling Festivals in Late Antiquity: How Christmas Came to the Greek East. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 2023:1-17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002204692300009X #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Christianity #Christmas #Religion #History #Histodon #Histodons #Antiquity #Academia #Academic @histodon @histodons @antiquidons