Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox ... which celebrates Christmas on January 7 in line with the Julian calendar, has been a vocal supporter of the Russian president’s ...

As a rule, the Russian President celebrates Christmas outside Moscow MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. On Orthodox Christmas Russian President Vladimir Putin will as usual attend a church service ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russian citizens celebrating Christmas ... being a part of the centuries-old traditions, passed down from generation ...

Monday, Russian Orthodox Christians observed Christmas Eve with time-honored ... hold a special service every year filled with traditions and prayer. St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral has ...

Urban noted that his diocese of the American Carpatho- Russian Orthodox ... church itself.” Traditions persist Many Orthodox Christians maintain particular traditions for Christmas Eve on ...

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DY: Is there anything that these Russian Orthodox members see as essentially rural ... And your readers in Appalachia will remember that Old Christmas has been a tradition in Appalachia for a long ...