The Iraqi Cabinet approved a law to mark Christmas Day, December 25, as an official holiday across the country "On the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ," according to a statement released by the Iraqi government. Source 8y.
I am surprised that they have gone so far as to make it a holiday. Are there that many Christians in Iraq now that would make this a really significant holiday?
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