25 December · 7 January
A gift for Orthodox Christmas
For Orthodox families Christmas has two dates: the Churches that follow the Julian calendar, such as the Russian, Serbian and Georgian, celebrate it on 7 January; those that follow the revised calendar, such as the Greek, Romanian and Bulgarian, on 25 December. In both cases the icon is the gift that most belongs to the feast.
The traditions of Orthodox Christmas
- Christmas Eve, with fasting until the first star and the meatless family supper.
- Saint Nicholas, on 6 December (19 December in the Julian calendar), who brings the first gifts in many homes.
- Theophany, on 6 January (19 January in the Julian calendar), with the blessing of the waters and of homes.
- For Serbian families, the Slava: the patron saint of the household, with its icon handed down from generation to generation.
Gift ideas for Orthodox Christmas
The Nativity icon
The cave, the Mother of God, the Child in the manger: the feast in one image.
The name saint
For the name day, which in Orthodox families matters as much as a birthday.
Saint Nicholas
The saint of gifts, venerated throughout the Orthodox world.
The family icon
The Panagia or the Slava icon, to keep in the icon corner.
Saint Hilarion the Great
Greek inscription Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΙΛΑΡΙΩΝ Ο ΜΕΓΑΣ.
Saint Michael the Archangel
Greek inscription, golden halo.
For Orthodox families in Italy and worldwide
The icons are painted according to the Byzantine canon, with Greek inscriptions, and can be shipped within Italy and abroad. Every icon is commissioned with an offering proportionate to the time and materials of the work, and arrives with a certificate of authenticity on real parchment, photographs of every stage and a booklet explaining its meaning.
We also deliver to
- Palermo and Sicily
- Milan and Brianza
- Bergamo, Brescia and Garda
- Venice and Veneto
- Ravenna and Emilia-Romagna
- Turin and Piedmont
- Genoa and Liguria
- Apulia
- Rome
- Vatican
- Tuscany
- Amalfi Coast
- Lake Como
- Trento
- South Tyrol
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Switzerland
- New York
- Chicago
- Boston
- Washington DC
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Houston
- Miami & Palm Beach
- Pittsburgh, Cleveland & Detroit
- London
- Germany
- Paris
- Vienna
- Monaco and the French Riviera
- Netherlands
- Greece and Cyprus
- Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria
- Canada
- Latin America
Frequently asked questions
When is Orthodox Christmas celebrated?
Orthodox Churches following the Julian calendar (Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Jerusalem) celebrate Christmas on 7 January; those following the revised calendar (Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Cypriot) on 25 December.
What to give an Orthodox friend for Christmas?
An icon of the Nativity, of their name saint or of Saint Nicholas, hand-painted according to the Byzantine canon with Greek inscriptions.