Thousands of Sverdlovsk residents celebrated Christmas.
On the night of January 7, Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ. Many residents of Sverdlovsk were in churches last night. As before, one of the largest services in Yekaterinburg took place at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The Divine Liturgy was personally presided over by Metropolitan Yevgeny (Kulberg) of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye. City leaders were also present in the church, including the mayor, Alexey Orlov. There will be many interesting events in Yekaterinburg today. At 1:00 p.m., the 20th Christmas Ice Sculpture Festival, "Bethlehem Star," will open near the Church on the Blood. The editorial team of Uralweb.ru congratulates all Orthodox Christians on Christmas!
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Thousands of Sverdlovsk residents celebrated Christmas.
On the night of January 7 Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ. Many Sverdlovsk residents were in churches last night. As before, one of the largest services in Yekaterinburg was held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral.