Christians have a special day called Saint Stephen’s Day, which memorializes the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen. The day is celebrated on different days according to each Christian denomination – falling on the 26th of December in the Latin Church, and the 27th of December in the Eastern Orthodox Church; adhering to the Julian calendar, which coincides with the 9th of January on the Gregorian calendar. Whereas in Latin Christianity, St. Stephen’s Day is the second day of Christmastide.