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Orthodox Nativity Service in London

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The 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.