Christmas celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Christians understand this as the “incarnation,” which means that God became human in the form of Jesus Christ. As it says in the Gospel of ...

Christianity is the world’s largest religion with around 2.4 billion followers. The vast majority of them will celebrate Christmas, but not all in the same ways, or not even on the same day.

Julia Maruca Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 12:01 a.m. | Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 12:01 a.m. On a blustery, snowy Saturday afternoon at Twin Lakes Park east of Greensburg, a little over a dozen people huddled ...

Why didn’t the early Christians celebrate the festival honouring the birth of Jesus Christ? They did not – for the same reason they honoured no other birthday or anniversary. It was strongly felt that ...

Special programmes were held in churches across the country to celebrate the festival. Residential colonies of Christian community have been decorated with twinkling lights and stars. Wreaths have ...

Christmas is a fixed festival. It always falls on the same date each year, as it does not matter on which day of the week Christmas is celebrated. Key fact No-one is certain of the date on which ...

Christian community celebrated Christmas across the country on Sunday, as elsewhere in the world. Special services were held in this connection in Churches where prayers were offered for peace, ...

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Russian President earlier presented the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God to the Transfiguration Cathedral of St. Petersburg at the Christmas services MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Russian President ...