RUSSIA: ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS
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Hundreds of Russian believers prayed for good fortune in the year 2001 as Moscow's main church ushered in Orthodox Christmas on Sunday.
The service was held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, whose reconstruction was officially declared complete this year.
The cathedral was blown up and razed to the ground on the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's orders in the 1930s.
Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7, which corresponds to December 25 of the Julian calendar, which is still used by the Orthodox Church.
The Russian Orthodox Church, as well as other mainstream religions, has seen revival in the past years following the collapse of the Soviet Union in which religion was effectively banned and atheism was imposed by the state.
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People are looking for justice and constructive work. The cathedral is magnificent. We should congratulate those who built it. It's a real work of art.
SUPERCAPTION: Alexander Borisovich, vox pop
SOUNDBITE (Russian)
I want to congratulate all the Russians and all other people on this great holiday. I wish them all the best, so that the new year is better than the past one. Let all people come to happiness, good health and great love in the new year.
SUPERCAPTION: Lyuda, vox pop
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A 360° GoPro VR view of the newly-built ornate Russian Orthodox Church Of The Nativity, in the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia; it's whitewash walls and golden domes combined to offer cookie-cutter Orthodox architecture! =] ????????
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Nativity in Yakutsk
Nativity service at the Church of Transfiguration in Yakutsk, Russia
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Orthodox Church faithful mark Epiphany with ice-cold swim
(19 Jan 2009) SHOTLIST
1. People outside Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow
2. Various of women pouring holy water from scoops into plastic bottles
3. Service inside Epiphany Cathedral
4. Metropolitan Kirill, interim patriarch of Russia
5. Icon
6. Believers
7. Interior of the cathedral
8. Moskva River covered with ice with hole cut out for swimming
9. People entering water
10. Priest blessing believers
11. People entering water
12. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mikhail Mikhailov, vox pop
For me, Epiphany is a great holiday. I am seeking God's blessing. This is the main task in life.
13. Swimmers
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Tamara, vox pop
At the very least, this is a method of improving health, and it is safe, efficient and cost-effective. Everybody is invited!
15. Two girls pull each other into the hole in the ice
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Orthodox Christians in Russia on Monday celebrated the Christian festival of Epiphany by attending church services and swimming in the ice cold waters of the country's rivers and lakes.
In the capital Moscow, the Metropolitan Kirill - the interim patriarch of Russia - conducted a service in the Epiphany Cathedral.
Hundreds of people attended the mass and waited in long lines outside to have their plastic bottles filled with holy water, water that had been blessed by the patriarch.
The Russian Orthodox faithful believe that holy water blessed on Epiphany has special healing qualities, and they administer it to heal ailments.
Many store the water at home for the year and it is customary to drink a little every morning before eating.
Priests also recommend the holy water be sprinkled on food and other household goods.
Other believers on Monday took to the Moskva River to seek God's blessing by immersing themselves in the freezing waters three times.
It's believed that on this special day, the waters of Russia's waterways are holy.
The Orthodox Holy Day commemorates the baptisms of the first Russian Christians in 988 AD (Anno Domini).
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Sunday of the Forefathers
Two Sundays before the Nativity of Christ, the Church commemorates the Sunday of the Forefathers. Here is Fr. Alexander's sermon on this occasion at Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA. First given in Russian, then Father switches to English at about 7 min.
Крещенские морозы или как меня облили холодной водой / Epiphany frosts or how I was doused with
19 января 2020 года, крещенские морозы,впервые решился облиться холодной водой
January 19, 2020, Epiphany frosts, first decided to pour cold water
Russian Orthodox Cathedral
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral also known as the Nativity of Christ Cathedral was designed with the Byzantine style in mind. It was designed by R. Pflug and constructed between 1876 and 1884. It has five domes and there is a bell tower above the main entrance. It was turned into a planetarium during the soviet era. The interior needed to be renovated and rebuilt after the destruction by the Soviets during World War II. Every day of the week one will find large numbers of Riga's Russian speakers under its arches, lighting the traditional long Eastern Orthodox candles. Its Neo-Byzantine exterior is matched on the inside with icons traditional of Orthodox cathedrals, some of which are painted by Vasili Vereshchagin.
Lord Have Mercy's at Litia
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Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life - Suzdal Russia
Suzdal Russia May 30, 2016
Orthodox Church Procession in Winter
Karelia/russia - Feb 25 2016: Orthodox Church Procession in Winter, Vazheozersky Monastery in Karelia, Russia
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Orthodox Church Bells
Our little set-up of home-made church bells.
The annual Memorial Service for Russian Orthodox Junior League Part III
The annual Memorial Service for Russian Orthodox Junior League Part III
Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection
New York, NY
January 27, 2012
MOSCOW 2013 CHRISTMAS EVE EVE 040
The bells of the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
This is a long video of bell ringing. That's it. I debated for a while about uploading this (and I wondered many times while recording it on a 4k, data hungry camera...when is this going to end? The file ended up at 4.7GB!).
In the end, I decided that some people might appreciate it, and if it encourages anyone to make the effort of going to Suzdal in Russia, then it was worthwhile.
The bells themselves ring/chime every hour during opening times in the Cathedral Bell Tower (the red brick building to the right) linked to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
Suzdal is one town in the so called Golden Ring of Russia and I would not be shot down for saying Suzdal is the diamond of this series of towns at the heart of the Russian Orthodox Church.
I made the mistake of under estimating how good Suzdal is. I downgraded a planned two day trip to Suzdal/Vladimir into a day trip from Moscow. I therefore missed sooo much. Organising a trip to Russia/Moscow is quite a challenge but it really is worth it. And don't make my mistake, plan a two day trip to Suzdal (there are a small number of hotels there bookable online). As I say in another video, it really is a pain to get to (if you do it independently) but it really is a beautiful place.
Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life, Suzdal, Russia
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Preserved wooden buildings (churches, one summer and one winter, log houses and household buildings) were brought here from villages in the Suzdal district. The churches were constructed of pine, without using nails. Their domes were covered with silvery aspen shakes and the sole tool used to build them was the axe.
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Road to Moscow by Jingle Punks
Tours-TV.com: Museum of wooden architecture
In the Museum of Wooden Architecture are presented wooden structures, moved here from neighbouring villages: churches, peasant houses, windmills, barns, sheds, wooden wells. Russia : Vladimirskaya Oblast' : Suzdal. See on map .
2017.12.24. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers. Divine Liturgy
29th Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers.
Hours and Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (in English).
Record of the live streaming video from Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Washington, DC
December 24, 2017
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The bells of the St Michael's Orthodox Church in Sitka, Alaska - The 1st Orthodox Church in America
First Orthodox Church in America. Founded by Saint Innocent of Alaska (+1879)
Museum of Wooden Architecture Suzdal
An overview of Museume of Wooden Architecture in Suzdal, Russia... where all buildings and even swings are made of wood withou bolts and nuts... nice!