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    news.am, Armenia
    Jan 6 2010


    AAC celebrates Holy Nativity

    13:05 / 01/06/2010The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast
    of the Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ on January
    6. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Nativity
    and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ on December 25.

    Before the 4th century all Christians celebrated the Feast of the Holy
    Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ on January 6. However,
    even after adopting Christianity Romans continued to celebrate heathen
    feasts. The thing is that on December 25 the feast dedicated to the
    worship of son was solemnly celebrated. In order to hinder the
    celebration of heathen feasts in 336 the Roman Catholic Church
    officially proclaimed December 25 as the day of birth of Jesus Christ.
    Later the day of birth of Jesus Christ was moved to December 25 in
    Assyria and almost in all parts of the east, and January 6 remained as
    the day of the Holy Nativity and Theophany and Baptism of our Lord
    Jesus Christ.

    Only the Armenian Apostolic Church has remained loyal to the ancient
    tradition and evangelical calculations and celebrates the Feast of the
    Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ jointly on
    January 6.

    In the evening of January 5 candlelight Divine Liturgy is celebrated
    in all Armenian churches. It is interesting that candlelight Divine
    Liturgy is celebrated only twice during the year ` on the eve of the
    Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ and
    on the eve of the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus
    Christ. In the evening of that day people take to their homes candles
    lit in the church symbolizing the divine light and the blessing of the
    Church. Lighting candles symbolizes also the light of Bethlehem star
    leading the magi from the east to the Baby Jesus.
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