Orthodox Christmas celebrations around the world
Women dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at more
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, January 6more
Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols in Kyiv, Ukraine January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Valemore
Russian Orthodox priest, Father Nikolai, conducts the Orthodox Christmas service in Omsk Region, Russia Januarmore
People attend the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Participants wearing fancy costumes run during the Christmas race in Moscow, Russia January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Emore
People, including participants dressed as Santa Claus, its Russian equivalent Father Frost and other charactermore
People attend the Orthodox Christmas service at Saint Nicholas convent in the Tomsk region, Russia January 6, more
Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols in Kyiv, Ukraine January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Valemore
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, January 6more
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, January 6more
People take pictures as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III arrives in Bethlehem in the Israemore
A woman lights a candle before the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Maximore
Members of a scout band perform as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III arrives at the Church more
Believers burn dried oak branches, that symbolise the Yule log, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in front of the more
People dressed in traditional costumes attend a celebration Orthodox Christmas in Lviv, Ukraine January 6, 202more
Members of clergy gather as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III arrives in Bethlehem in the Imore
People attend the Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, Januarymore
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III smiles as he arrives at the Church of the Nativity to celmore
A believer takes pictures on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Saint Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, January more
Believers burn dried oak branches, which symbolise the Yule log, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in front of themore
Bosnian Orthodox people pray on the eve of Orthodox Christmas in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 6, 20more
A Bosnian Orthodox priest Marko Males leads a mass on the eve of Orthodox Christmas in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzmore
Fireworks are seen near the burning Yule logs in front of the Church of the Holy Mother of God during the eve more
A Bosnian Orthodox woman prays near candles on the eve of the Orthodox Christmas in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegomore
A cross of a clergy member is seen in Bethlehem in the Israeli occupied West Bank, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mumore
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