Orthodox Christians all over the world celebrated Christmas by attending spiritual companies.
While many of the Christian world celebrates Christmas Day on December 25, for most of the world’s 200 million Orthodox Christians, the beginning of Jesus Christ falls on January 7.
This is as a result of they comply with the Julian calendar, in contrast to Christian denominations which comply with the Gregorian calendar.
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A girl within the Syrian capital Damascus receives Holy Communion on the Armenian Apostolic Church of Mar Sarkis. This is the primary Christmas Syrians have celebrated because the fall of their longtime ruler, former President Bashar al-Assad.
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In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church, the most important Christian group within the Middle East, walks previous worshipers of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael in Cairo.
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A younger worshiper lights a candle throughout Orthodox Christmas Eve celebrations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Earlier, believers and non secular leaders gathered on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem within the occupied West Bank, which is claimed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
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Ethiopian worshipers maintain candles and sing hymns on the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa.
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Millions of Russians rejoice Christmas, and President Vladimir Putin (left) noticed the vacation season at St. George’s Church in Moscow.
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Festive decorations might be seen within the streets of Moscow.
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In the Serbian capital, Belgrade, Prince Philip was pictured holding a burning oak department or badnjak throughout a conventional ceremony.
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In the Armenian capital Yerevan, Armenian Apostolic Christians attended a service on the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator.
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Georgian Christians celebrated with candles in Tbilisi.
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