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03.01.2017

From Nicholas to the Epiphany - sheer fun

Catholics, Uniates, Protestants - in short, all those who are called Christians in Belarus, Western-style, celebrate Christmas. This festival they - the longest in the year, for Christmas time, "holy days" began in Western Christians already on December 19 and will end on January 6, on Catholic Baptism of our Lord Jesus. And then the festive "baton" taken up by the Orthodox believers: their January 6 - Christmas Eve, 7th - Christmas, and then - 12 days of Christmas time, according to the number of the Apostles