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WorldJanuary 7, 2025

PHOTO COLLECTION: Orthodox Christmas

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

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Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in front of St. Luke church in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in front of St. Luke church in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected on the dome of Kazansky Cathedral in snowfall during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected on the dome of Kazansky Cathedral in snowfall during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman crosses herself as she holds a candle walking in a street decorated for an Orthodox Christmas celebrating outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
A woman crosses herself as she holds a candle walking in a street decorated for an Orthodox Christmas celebrating outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Lithuanian Orthodox worshipper lights candles before the liturgy on Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A Lithuanian Orthodox worshipper lights candles before the liturgy on Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Christmas Service at the Saint George Church in Moscow, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Christmas Service at the Saint George Church in Moscow, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children play at a square illuminated for the holidays near the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas on Orthodox Christmas Eve in Kronstadt on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Children play at a square illuminated for the holidays near the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas on Orthodox Christmas Eve in Kronstadt on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman talks with her child prior to the Orthodox Christmas service in the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in the city of Kronstadt, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A woman talks with her child prior to the Orthodox Christmas service in the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in the city of Kronstadt, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian police woman stands guard as Greek Orthodox clergy gather in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A Palestinian police woman stands guard as Greek Orthodox clergy gather in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greek Orthodox clergy walk in procession to receive the Patriarch at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Greek Orthodox clergy walk in procession to receive the Patriarch at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas Eve mass in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Coptic Orthodox worshipper attends prayers at Virgin Mary Church in Cairo, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, marking Christmas according to the old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A Coptic Orthodox worshipper attends prayers at Virgin Mary Church in Cairo, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, marking Christmas according to the old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Coptic Orthodox worshipper prays at Virgin Mary Church in Cairo, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, marking Christmas according to the old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A Coptic Orthodox worshipper prays at Virgin Mary Church in Cairo, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, marking Christmas according to the old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)
Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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