Can you name the Countries that don't have a public holiday on December 25th or January 7th (Orthodox Christmas)? by France

Can you name the Countries that don't have a public holiday on December 25th or January 7th (Orthodox Christmas)?

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January 7th is considered the Orthodox Christmas, and is celebrated in many Christian countries instead of on December 25th.
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Countries That Don't Celebrate Christmas Quiz

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Created Feb 4, 2011 in Geography
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	newenglander:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 11:04 GMT		26 points
	this is actually less countries than i thought wouldnt have christmas

	BritishRebel:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 11:26 GMT		5 points
	interesting

	HiddenPalace:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 14:42 GMT		4 points
	The results are mostly relatively unsurprising.

	Wagonlitz:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 15:36 GMT		43 points
	Has anybody else noticed that Kyrgyzstan is the only former sovjet -stan country to have a Christmas holiday?

	superman93:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 15:39 GMT		53 points
	thats because kyrgyzstan is wonderful.

	tapioca:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 15:55 GMT		35 points
	I am really surprised Pakistan gives Christmas off, as there Christian population is less than 2%.

	johnlk:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 19:33 GMT		16 points
	A bit surprised about some of the -stans, many of which have large ethnic Russian populations.

	johnlk:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 19:37 GMT		21 points
	Very surprised about Eritrea, which is almost 80% Christian.

	CAman:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 19:47 GMT		1 point
	No Vatican City??? lol

	StateGov:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 22:19 GMT		14 points
	Pretty much every Muslim country. Also interesting to note, that while say, UAE is on this list, they do have a very lavish official Christmas celebrations in the country (as evidenced by the recent 2 Million Dollar Christmas tree)

	France:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 23:43 GMT		9 points
	CAman, I would be a bit worried if the Vatican did not celebrate the birth of the very man their entire country's existance is based upon... And johnlk, it is surprising. So is the DRC, which is over 90% Christian.

	jumbodung:	Feb 5th, 2011 at 03:24 GMT		2 points
	maybe accept "UAE"

	marzoz10:	Feb 5th, 2011 at 05:30 GMT		14 points
	Oops, I forgot Israel! Even though it's the presumed birthplace...hmmm

	France:	Feb 5th, 2011 at 05:34 GMT		5 points
	UAE is accepted...

	professor88:	Mar 10th, 2011 at 20:52 GMT		6 points
	What the heck are the two Congos doing on this list??

	Milan:	Jun 26th, 2012 at 06:47 GMT		6 points
	I was surprised by DRC and Kazakhstan, because they both have significant christian population.

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	wondernick:	Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:56 GMT		2 points
	i spent christmas out in Laos a couple of years ago, it was great! spent the day in an almost deserted waterpark and went bowling in the evening.

	xrebel:	Nov 27th, 2012 at 18:01 GMT		10 points
	Actually Chriskotx...Bethelehem is in the Palestinian territories and Christmas is a public holiday in Palestine. Learn something new every day!

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	kelil:	Nov 27th, 2012 at 22:59 GMT		8 points
	If you think about it, most of Vatican City would be working overtime on Christmas anyway, so not much a holiday for them!

	gummi:	Nov 28th, 2012 at 03:27 GMT		0 points
	i was surprised at the DRC. tried it after getting what i thought were the more obvious choices. it's at least 80% christian. i guess they're just behind in the granting of holidays.

	mccabebabe:	Dec 2nd, 2012 at 01:00 GMT		0 points
	epic fail!! I missed Iran AND Iraq. what a marooooon!

	DaneOfScandinavy:	Dec 25th, 2012 at 12:21 GMT		2 points
	Some countries celebrate Christmas on the 24th.

	trekindude:	Dec 25th, 2012 at 15:38 GMT		9 points
	Japan does not have a public holiday on December 25th. I live there and it is just a normal workday. There is a Public Holiday on December 23rd for the Emperor's Birthday which is occasionally on December 24th if the 23rd is a Sunday (like this year). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Japan Please add it to the list!

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	jemmaca:	Dec 25th, 2012 at 22:53 GMT		8 points
	@xrebel - I think you read people wrong. Some are surprised that so many unexpected countries have it as a holiday. Others are surprised that countries they know are heavily Christian do not. It is a very interesting quiz. Although the veracity is somewhat suspect but I feel that is the fault of the source material not the quiz maker. According to the source referenced Japan does have the 25th as a holiday but other sources including Wikipedia say Japan does not have it as a holiday. Eritrea has January 6th as its Christmas holiday so does technically fit the quiz parameters.

	pamela:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 00:15 GMT		2 points
	No holiday in Japan; public schools in Tokyo have a half-day on Christmas Day before breaking for the New Year holidays - always delays my Christmas dinner while waiting for my husband to get home from work. Please add Japan.

	cfmike:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 00:36 GMT		1 point
	Got Comoros and Eritrea, but totally forgot about Iran and Iraq. Thanks Sporcle!

	LettucePrey:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 04:12 GMT		1 point
	Agree with trekindude and pamela: I know for a fact that Christmas Day is NOT a national holiday in Japan. Your source is wrong. Dec 25 is a normal workday. The Emperor's Birthday is observed on December 23, and if it falls on a Sunday (as it did this year), then it gets bumped to Monday; however, its proximity to Christmas is just a coincidence. This needs to be corrected and Japan needs to be added as an answer on this quiz.

	Gain:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 09:33 GMT		1 point
	Dec 25th is no longer a national holiday in Taiwan anymore since like for ever tbh

	_Zaith_:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 12:10 GMT		0 points
	Thailand Armenia Venezuela are bonus :D

	skizzo:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 15:18 GMT		-1 points
	is Syria the only country on the arab peninsula that celebrates Xmas then?

	kekort2:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 15:47 GMT		0 points
	No Christmas? Grinchistan.

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	Superion:	Dec 27th, 2012 at 03:02 GMT		-2 points
	Why is DR Congo not accepted?

	Markovic:	Dec 27th, 2012 at 15:39 GMT		8 points
	@osasunaitor South Korea has a relatively large Christian population (about 30%). In North Korea religion is generally supressed, I don't think they have any religious holidays at all.

	superdog87:	Dec 28th, 2012 at 03:09 GMT		2 points
	Japan also does not have a public holiday on Christmas

	Geografist837:	Dec 29th, 2012 at 17:28 GMT		5 points
	And then there's America, who starts celebrating it as soon as November comes around. luls

	jseve001:	Jan 11th, 2013 at 19:19 GMT		1 point
	I know it is not recognized in China but my roommate took right to it and said that people in urban China do the whole dinner/gift thing not as a religious thing but a materialistic one like the US and Canada.