New calendarists

As Neukalendarier (Greek: Νεοημερολογίτες ) is called in the Orthodox Church those particular Churches that have the newly created Orthodox calendar adopted in 1923. They include the Constantinopolitan, Greek ( exceptions are the monasteries on Mount Athos), Romanian, Bulgarian, Antiochian Orthodox Church and alexandrianische.

The opposite of the Neukalendariern are the Altkalendarier. These are the Russian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian and jerusalemitische Orthodox Church and the Athos monasteries, which have not yet decided on the new calendar. The Neukalendarier decided to determine the date of Easter and the other movable feasts dependent Julian calendar still long to use it until the other churches accept the new calendar. But applies the new calendar for the fixed holidays (such as Christmas) since 1923.

The compromise Easter was made ​​in order for this important Feast of Orthodoxy even momentarily not give up the unity of the Church. The Altkalendarier there are today.

The Orthodox calendar differs by the year 2800 not of the western Gregorian calendar, the Finnish Orthodox Church has accepted 19121. It celebrates the feast of Easter according to this calendar and is the only Orthodox church with a different date for Easter.