Христос раждается

Etymology
From, compare 🇨🇬. The greeting is a quotation from St. Cosmas' Canon for the Nativity.

Phrase

 * 1) Christ is born!

Usage notes
A ritual religious and cultural greeting used by Eastern Christians from Christmas Day until Epiphany (also called Theophany or the Baptism of the Lord). This spelling is based on the Church Slavonic.

Synonyms

 * , the same meaning using modern Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation rather than Church Slavonic.

Related terms

 * ! (the response)