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  • Iranian Christians Mark New Year 2014 at Sarkis Church in Tehran

    Payvand, Iran
    Jan. 1 2014


    Photos: Iranian Christians Mark New Year 2014 at Sarkis Church in Tehran

    Photos by Marzieh Soleimani, Islamic Republic News Agency & Borna Ghasemi, ISNA

    Iran's Armenian Christian community held a ceremony at Sarkis Church
    in Tehran early Wednesday morning to celebrate the New Year 2014.
    During the ceremony, special prayers were said and candles were lit.
    This was also a chance for some to pose with the Santa!

    While Iran is officially designated the "Islamic Republic," among its
    more than 70 million people is a small but important Christian
    minority. Most of Iran's Christians are Armenians and Assyrians, who
    remain relatively free to follow their faith. The numbers of
    Protestants and evangelical Christians are said to be growing. For
    these people, life is often much more difficult. A number of Christian
    denominations still live in Iran today and include Assyrians,
    Armenians, Catholics, Protestants and Evangelical Christians. Although
    a minority religious group in Iran, Christians of Iran are free to
    practice their religion and perform their religious rituals

    View photos at http://www.payvand.com/news/14/jan/1000.html



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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