Greece celebrates Christmas on December 25 using the Revised Julian calendar, while Mount Athos retains the traditional Julian calendar, observing it on January 7. This difference arises from 20th-century reforms to correct astronomical drift, but Athos preserves the old style for monastic continuity without causing schism, emphasizing Eucharistic unity over calendar preferences.
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