{"id":303657,"date":"2020-12-28T23:19:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=303657"},"modified":"2020-12-29T12:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T10:28:17","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-21-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-21-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 21 – 27, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below our selection of photos taken between December 21 and 27. They document the feast of Nativity across the Orthodox world, current events in society or simply dream-like winter views.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The heroes of the 1989 Romanian Revolution were commemorated in Bucharest’s University Square. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 13th-century monastery near the Bulgarian village of Lozen had four monastic tonsures last week. Photo: bg-patriarshia.bg \/ Vesela Ignatova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Jerusalem Patriarchate, which observes the Julian unrevised calendar (old style), celebrated last week the Conception by Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God. The celebration was held at Righteous Anna’s house, where Virgin Mary was born. Photo: Facebook \/ Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Santa Claus came for the first time to the children in the Metropolis of Burundi and Rwanda, on the African continent. Photo: Facebook \/ Father Nectarie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Daniel shared childhood Christmas memories with the fathers who gave His Beatitude the good tidings that Christ is born. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chrsitmas tree and gifts for children at St Friday \u2013 Pajura Church on Christmas Eve. Photo: Andrei Oprea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated the Divine Liturgy on Christmas Day at the Patriarchal Cathedral in the Phanar neighbourhood of Constantinople (today’s Istanbul). Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Manginas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful dressed in national costumes from Transylvania participated in the Divine Liturgy officated at Sibiu’s Nativity Church. Photo: Metropolis of Ardeal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The First Day of Christmas at the Tirana Cathedral, Albania. Photo: orthodoxalbania.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ceahl\u0103u Monastery with its tower in the clouds. Photo: \u0218tefan Roncea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Iustin of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar with a group of children on Christmas. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lit Christmas tree at the Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest. Photo: Radu Chiri\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A teenage boy helps a child acolyte dress on the First Day of Christmas. Photo: Facebook \/ Comana Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Burning censer at the St Alexander Nevsky Catedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the feast of Christmas. Photo: bg-patriarshia.bg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A toddler and its mother participate in the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Lord’s Nativity at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i. Photo: Doxologia \/ Flavius Popa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Announcers of the good tidings of the Lord’s Nativity. Photo: Adriana P\u0103ducel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter landscape at Sih\u0103stria Monastery in the county of Neam\u021b, on the Second Day of Christmas. Photo: Doxologia \/ Monk Ghelasie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Righteous Abraham was commemorated at the Divine Liturgy officiated in Beer Sheva, the biggest city in the Desert of Negev, Israel. Photo: Facebook \/ Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St Alexander Nevski Skete in Peredelkino, a town near Moscow, looks like a fairy tale house. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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