Međutim, razlike u kalendarima crkvi prave određene probleme: naime, u vrijeme kad bi vjernici trebali postiti pred pravoslavni Božić u srijedu (7. januar), mnogi od njih slave mjesto toga Novu godinu prema sekularnom gregorijanskom kalendaru.
However, the differing calendars pose a certain problem for the church: namely, at a time when the faithful should be fasting before the Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday (January 7th), many of them are celebrating the New Year instead, according to the secular Gregorian calendar.