Environment

For the first time in 57 years the Christmas Bells rang in Suez, Egypt

Christmas celebrated with splendour and reverence at the Greek Orthodox Parish of Milan

Decisions made by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Visits of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood to the Western Churches for the Feast of Christmas

The feast day of Christmas at the Metropolitan Church of Oslo

The Feast of Christmas at the Community of Feriköy, Constantinople

The Feast of Christmas in the Holy Metropolis of Princes’ Islands

The Feast of Saint Stephanos in Yeşilköy, Constantinople

14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem (29 December)

Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord

Vasiliki Vasilopoulos, mother of Bishop Evmenios of Chora, passed away

The Feast of Christmas at the Metropolis of Chalcedon

Athens: The Feast of Christmas celebrated at the Church of Saint Nicholas, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Feast of Christmas at the Church of Saint George, Makrohorion, Constantinople

The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord at the Community of Hypsomatheia, Constantinople

The Feast Day of Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, the wonderworker, at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord celebrated in the capital of Ghana

The Feast of Christmas celebrated in Tanzania

‘Christ is Born’ proclaimed from the Cave of Marathokefalas in Crete

Trikala: The Feast of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Hope of All”