Christ is born! Merry Christmas!

Patriarch Porfirije will serve the holy bishop's liturgy at the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Patriarchate of Pec.
Patriarch will serve the morning liturgy, starting at eight o'clock, Tanjug was told in the Serbian Orthodox Church.
In the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade, the celebration of Christmas will begin with the service of the midnight liturgy.
Christmas, together with Easter, represents one of the greatest Christian holidays and is celebrated as a memory of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The most joyous Christian holiday on January 7, in addition to the Serbian Orthodox Church, is celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Jerusalem Patriarchate, the Holy Mountain, Greek Old Calendarists ("Genuine Orthodox Christians") and the Egyptian Copts, who observe the Julian calendar.
The Serbian Orthodox Church SPC and believers celebrate Christmas for three days. The second day of Christmas is the Assembly of the Holy Mother of God, as a sign of gratitude for having given birth to the Savior, while on the third day Saint Stephen is celebrated.
On Christmas morning, before dawn, all the bells on the Orthodox churches ring and announce the arrival of Christmas and the Christmas celebration.
Believers traditionally greet each other with Peace of God, Christ is born - Indeed He is born.
In the temples, the epistle of the archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church is read.

Christmas is the holiday of the birth of a new life, the holiday of children and childhood, the holiday of parenthood - fatherhood and motherhood.
For Serbs, this holiday is marked with the most beautiful religious customs and ceremonies, which have one basic meaning and goal: to ask God to...

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