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Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas on 7 January.
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Image caption,Bosnian Orthodox priest Marko Males leads a mass on the eve of Orthodox Christmas in the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Image caption,Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III smiles as he arrives at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar.
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Image caption,Crowds of people watch his arrival.
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Image caption,Fireworks are seen above the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Image caption,In the Serbian capital Belgrade residents attended the ceremonial burning of dried oak branches in front of the Temple of Saint Sava.
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Image caption,Russian Patriarch Kirill led a Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in the capital Moscow.
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Image caption,Russia is home to the world's biggest Orthodox community.
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Image caption,Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle at the Church of the Saviour of the Miraculous Image in Novo-Ogaryovo, his state residence outside Moscow.
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Image caption,An Orthodox believer lights a candle during a Christmas liturgy at the Church of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
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Image caption,Coptic Christians have been in Egypt for nearly 2,000 years. Here Egyptian Coptic Priests lead Christmas Mass at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo.
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Image caption,Syrian Christian worshippers light candles at the Mar Sarkis Armenian Orthodox Church in Damascus.
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Image caption,Greek Orthodox worshippers retrieve a wooden cross during the blessing of the water ceremony in the waters of the Golden Horn in Istanbul.
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Image caption,A woman prays during in a Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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