January 7 (December 25 by the Julian calendar)

The end of the Nativity Fast. (+)The Nativity according to the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ. From December 25 till January 5 is a Fast-free period (Sviatki). Commemoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord. Massacre of Monk-martyr Jonah and with him 50 monks and 65 laymen at St. Tryphon of Pechenega Monastery, by the Swedes (1590).