The Iraqi government has official
announced that henceforth, December 25th, Christmas Day, will be a
national holiday to celebrate “the occasion of the birth of Jesus
Christ”.
On Twitter, the government of the middle eastern nation said:
The
@IraqiGovt announces Christmas Day to be an official holiday across
Iraq. Happy Christmas to our Christian citizens, all Iraqis and to all
who are celebrating around the world.
According to a report from
CNN, Iraq had about 1.4m Christians but the number has reduced to
roughly 300,000 after hundreds of thousands fled the country following
violence and attacks by various armed groups over the years.
Iraq Officially Declares Christmas Day A National Holiday
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