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Ukrainians sing carols, give performances, spread festive spirit in areas once occupied by Russia
In Ukraine, volunteers in handmade costumes performed traditional vertep, a form of Christmas theatre, in areas once occupied by Russian forces. In the Chernihiv region, Volodymyr Chapel led a group visiting homes and markets in Kyselivka.
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Athenians and tourists gather in Athens to release Christmas wishes on paper lanterns
On Christmas Eve, hundreds of Greeks gathered outside Athens City Hall to release paper lanterns and make wishes. The annual event in Kotzia Square, overseen by Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, celebrated the city’s spirit.
The Municipality of Athens organized the gathering.
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Oldest-known Ten Commandments tablet fetches €4.8 million at auction
The world’s oldest-known Ten Commandments tablet sold on Wednesday (18 December) for $5 million (€4.8 million) at Sotheby’s, far surpassing expectations. The marble slab, previously used as a paving stone, will be donated to an Israeli institution.
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Vatican backs devotion at Bosnian shrine where Virgin Mary 'appeared'
The Vatican did not rule that the accounts that children and teenagers saw Mary in the village of Međugorje in 1981 were authentic, but it said that the spiritual experience of visiting the shrine justified pilgrimages there.
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Saint Agata: The woman who "said no" to patriarchal power, even in death
Every year, during the first week of February, the Italian city of Catania in Sicily marks the Feast of Saint, the third-largest religious celebration in the world. This year is different however from all the others because the saint has become the symbol of the fight against gender-based violence.
