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Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas
Orthodox Christmas services got under way Friday as worshippers across the world prepared to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Many Orthodox Christians, including Russians, Greeks, Serbs and Montenegrins, celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar.
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Believers sing and dance in the river Tundzha, as they celebrate Epiphany day in the town of Kalofer, Bulgaria Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Traditionally, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a cross in the river and it is believed that the one who retrieves it w
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Participants march with national flags during "Alilo", a religious procession, to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, January 7, 2012. (Reuters)
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A boy leads a buffalo-drawn carriage during "Alilo", a religious procession, to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, January 7, 2012. (Reuters)
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People light candles in a church to mark the Orthodox Christmas in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (AP)