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Moscow, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill led Wednesday a Christmas service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow under strict health measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Russian Orthodox church celebrates Christmas following the Julian calendar. (Camera: MAXIM SHIPENKOV).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN A CHRISTMAS MASS AT THE CHRIST THE SAVIOR CATHEDRAL IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
Tbilisi, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Georgia held Wednesday night a religious service to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas, a tradition that is usually celebrated in accordance with the Julian calendar. (Camera: ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN A CHRISTMAS MASS AT THE TRINITY CATHEDRAL IN TBILISI, GEORGIA.
A German tourist braved freezing conditions in Oymyakon, one of the coldest inhabited settlements in the world, on Thursday, as he took an icy dip into the river while air temperatures stood at -50° Celsius (-58° Fahrenheit). Ice-dipping is a long-held tradition among Orthodox Christians, for Epiphany Day, which is observed on January 19th in the Orthodox calender. It celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ and is said to cleanse and purify the plunger.
Pope Francis leads mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate Epiphany, the Christian holiday marking the Three Kings' visit to Jesus. Francis leads prayers, hymns and blesses an incense thurible during the early part of the service. IMAGES
Tbilisi, Oct 2 (EFE / EPA).- Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, won in municipal elections Saturday although it has not been officially announced if the party would achieve 43 percent of the votes demanded by the opposition to avoid the call for early legislative elections in 2022.During the elections, voters elected more than two thousand members of local self-government bodies (sakrebulo) and mayors of 64 cities, including Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Poti, Batumi. (Camera: ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE).SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF THE GEORGIAN DREAM PARTY CELEBRATE VICTORY IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN TBILISI, GEORGIA.
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