Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar – BBC Russian

Christmas is celebrated on Thursday the churches that live in the Julian calendar, namely the Christian Eastern churches, Orthodox, Coptic Church of Egypt. The Armenian Church celebrated January 6.

The Christian communities from Europe to the Middle East meet the holiday according to their unique to each of these traditions.

In Moscow, is expected to power, Divine Liturgy will be attended by about 350 thousand people.

In other countries, Christmas meet festive fireworks, traditional ceremony of burning oak branches and the process.

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Image caption Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated Christmas in the village church Turginovo Tver field

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Image caption In Russia, home to one of the largest Orthodox communities in the world, many of the faithful attend the Christmas service in the church

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Image caption One of the traditional Christmas dishes – kutia. It is prepared in the Dormition Monastery in Krasnoyarsk

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Image caption Serbia celebrate Christmas ceremony of burning oak branches

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Image caption Solemn Liturgy in the Cathedral St. Vladimir in Kiev. On Christmas Eve, the head of the unrecognized LC Igor Carpenter promised after the holiday release of all Ukrainian soldiers held LC

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Image caption The head of the Coptic Church Patriarch Tavadros II at the Divine Liturgy in Cairo. The Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East

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Image caption Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi at the solemn Mass on Christmas Eve. 10% of Egypt’s population are Christians, the Copts

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Image caption On the eve of the Nativity in Bethlehem believers overwhelmed with feelings