7 January 2022
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2022-01-07 08:40
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Christmas service on Thursday at a church near his presidential home in the Moscow region. During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches.
Meanwhile, the Russian Orthodox Church held its main midnight Christmas service at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, with dozens of clerics led by church head Patriarch Kirill, chanting and holding long candles while masked worshipers watched. The majority of Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, with midnight services especially popular.
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