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Russia quietly reclaims Orthodox Christmas traditions
In Moscow Christmas Eve TV scenes featured bearded performers, incense, and echoes of old rituals as Russians reclaim Orthodox Christmas eight years after the Soviet collapse. The holiday, still on January 7 by the Julian calendar, sits alongside Easter as a devout observance amid the nation’s economic crisis and renewed church ties. Judge Alexy II and Prime Minister Primakov attended a nationally televised midnight mass, signaling state acceptance of revived religious customs.
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