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Syria celebrates Christmas
Syria, Religion, 12/25/1997
Christian communities in Syria celebrated Christmas today with huge festivities and sermons observed in the country's main churches.
Patriarch Mar. Agnatius Zakka al-Awal Eiwas of the Orthodox church for Antioch and the whole East chaired a sermon in Damascus's Mar Jurjus Cathedral in which he spoke about the sublime values of Christmas and the divine message conveyed by Christ for salvation of humanity as a whole.
Similar masses and sermons were observed in other churches and cathedrals in the capital. In al-Zeitoun (olive) church in Damascus bishop Francois Abu Mukh and chairman of the Anglican community in Damascus Rev. Boutrous Zaoul highlighted the glorious occasion and commemorated the spirit of coexistence shared by all Syrians of diverse ethnic groups.
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