The Russian Orthodox Church is celebrating the Christmas Eve on Friday ... why the clergy and the laity celebrate the most important events of the liturgical cycle by such strengthened, solemn ...

Monday, Russian Orthodox Christians observed Christmas Eve with time-honored celebrations around the world. In honor of the holiday many churches, like St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in ...

At present, a candle in front of the altar, which is lit at the end of the Christmas Eve service at about noon, symbolizes the star. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia recited Christmas Eve ...

Russian occupiers perceive the celebration of Christmas from December ... Christmas in 2024 falls on Wednesday, December 25. Christmas Eve, accordingly, was on Tuesday, December 24.