{"id":1831,"date":"2023-02-08T21:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=1831"},"modified":"2024-11-16T14:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:42:45","slug":"christmas-celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/en\/about-us\/2023-2\/christmas-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0f4bcb3\" data-block-id=\"0f4bcb3\"><style>.stk-0f4bcb3{margin-top:60px !important}.stk-0f4bcb3-column{max-width:1400px !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-0f4bcb3-column{--stk-columns-spacing:16px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0f4bcb3-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0bb0733\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0bb0733\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0bb0733-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0bb0733-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas Celebration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration of Christmas in 2023 began on Christmas Eve on the morning of January 6, which included the royal hours and the Liturgy of St Basil the Great. Then there was the night service from January 6th to 7th, consisting of Great Compline, Matins, Hours, Litiya and, of course, the night Christmas Liturgy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, the choir sang beautifully, and there was an unforgettable feeling of grace. The long service flew by and ended at about 3am in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the next day, January 8th, there was a Sunday Liturgy, after which all children received Christmas gifts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-78f5e18\" data-block-id=\"78f5e18\"><style>.stk-78f5e18{max-width:1400px !important}.stk-78f5e18-column{max-width:1500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-78f5e18-column{--stk-columns-spacing:16px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-78f5e18-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4946e32\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4946e32\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4946e32-container stk--no-background 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\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d47d118\" data-block-id=\"d47d118\"><style>.stk-d47d118{max-width:1400px !important}.stk-d47d118-column{max-width:1500px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-d47d118-column{--stk-columns-spacing:16px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d47d118-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cd334eb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cd334eb\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cd334eb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cd334eb-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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