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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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In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 photo, Egyptians attend Christmas Eve mass at a Coptic church in Qena, Egypt. Egypt's Christians celebrated Saturday their first Christmas after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, amid tight security and a display of natio
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Serbia's President Boris Tadic (L) and Orthodox Bishop Teodosije address the press after Christmas liturgy at the 14th century Orthodox monastery Visoki Decani in the western Kosovo town of Decani ,January 7, 2012. Kosovo Albanian protesters hurled stones
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A Greek Orthodox priest officiates Christmas services at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City January 7, 2012. (Reuters)
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Palestinian Greek Orthodox worshipers attend Christmas services at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City, January 7, 2012. (Reuters)