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Ephiphany
Friday, January 7th, 2011Christmas in Venice
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Father Christmas wearing boots to cope with seasonal high water walks along Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice.
The Christmas of most of the old Italian writers as well as Dickens and even Hollywood movies is all about family, friendship, compassion and goodwill for all , it is about the “Christmas Spirit” that stands for core religious values. On the other side The Christmas that you see every day is about demanding or try to sell expensive gifts, selfishness, eat as much as you can, getting drunk.
I hope you belong to the first category but whatever you choose a Merry Christmas to all my Catholic friends!
A usage of one of my images in Vanity Fair Italy
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Orthodox Nativity Service in London
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The Christmas season isn’t over yet, at least not for everybody — if you’re a member of an Orthodox church, the 25th of December was just another cold winter day in fact Orthodox Christians around the world are today celebrating their Christmas, with a key service in Moscow. Here is an image of the Nativity Service held in London.
The number of Orthodox Christians around the world is estimated to be about 300 million, with huge followings in central and eastern Europe. It is the second largest Christian church behind Roman Catholicism.
Brave swimmers enjoy a chilly dip
Friday, December 25th, 2009For more and more people it is clearly the cool way to start Christmas Day, so cool, in fact, as to be positively freezing. Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club swim in the icy Serpentine waters during the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup on December 25.
The traditional 100 yards Christmas race got its name in 1904 after Sir James Barrie presented the first Peter Pan Cup and is only open to club members who have competed in at least three of the winter series races
Swimmers braved the chilly weather to enjoy a festive dip in the Serpentine at Hyde Park.
