Eastern Orthodox Christmas traditions. Koliada -January 6 -7
Koliada or koleda is an ancientpre-Christian Slavic and Baltic winter festival. It was later incorporated into Christmas.
Vertep
Vertepny theater is a Christmas performance by means of a puppet show, sometimes also with the participation of human actors. It was distributed mainly on the territory of Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, in some regions of Russia. A nativity scene in this case is also called Vertep is a special box in which a puppet show is shown.
Twelfth Night (holiday) – January 5
Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve) is a festival in some branches of Christianity that takes place on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either 5 January or 6 January, depending on whether the counting begins on Christmas or 26 December.
Dia de Los Reyes Magos (Three Kings’ Day) – January 6
January 6th is a very important holiday in Spain as the entire country celebrates the Epiphany, or Dia de Los Reyes Magos. On the eve of Epiphany (January 5th), every city, town, and village prepares for the arrival of the Three Kings of the Orient by organizing various processions and fiestas, including the famous La Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos, an exciting parade and a cultural experience in its own right.
New Year’s concerts from the Vienna Philharmonic to Jean-Michel Jarre
Partying at home on New Year’s? Here’s a list of livestream events that will bring pop, rock and classical music concerts straight to the living room.
GOD being removed from Christmas
Christmas, one of the most important celebrations for Christians throughout Europe has a very deep religious meaning that is written into Polish national tradition and culture.
94-year-old Italian asks police to celebrate Christmas together
The 94-year-old Italian from the town of Alto Reno Terme felt so lonely on Christmas that he called the carabinieri.
Probošt’s mechanical Christmas crib
Probošt’s mechanical Christmas crib, also known as Bethlehem of Třebechovice or Probošt’s Nativity Scene of Třebechovice, is a wooden mechanical nativity scene that was made by Josef Probošt (1849–1926), Josef Kapucián (1841–1908) and Josef Friml (1861–1946).
Composer tells Latvia Government to Disappear
This government has only one way, to go away on its own. Raimonds Pauls is a Latvian composer and piano player who is well known in Russia and the Baltic States, indeed, much further afield. He was the Minister of culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993.
Urgent Message from Archbishop Viganò Christmas Day
Read by Mother Miriam: We see heads of nations and religious leaders pandering to this suicide of Western culture and its Christian soul. While, the fundamental rights of citizens and believers are denied in the name of a health emergency, that is revealing itself more and more fully as instrumental to the establishment of an in human faceless tyranny, a global plan called the great reset is underway.
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