Syrian children were invited to the Christmas tree in Russian traditions
21 December 2020
On the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, children's winter matinees were held in Damascus and the suburbs, organized for Syrian children in Russian traditions. Holidays for local boys and girls were organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation from Syria, the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Damascus, representatives of the clergy of the Russian and Antioch Orthodox Churches, as well as members of the All-Russian organization of veterans 'Combat Brotherhood'. Русская ёлка под сирийским небом “Both children and adults need a holiday, even in the most difficult times. Therefore, along with warm clothes for children from Maaluli and other places, we helped our Orthodox Syrian brothers decorate and install Christmas trees near churches in Maryamia, Damascus, Zabadani ... The children were happy about the holiday and saw the Russian Santa Claus for the first time, played by an officer very artistically Of the Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties, 'Dmitry Sablin, First Deputy Chairman of the Combat Brotherhood, told RIA Novosti. In the town of Maryami near Damascus, which was in the hands of militants for almost six years, and now, by the grace of God, is being restored with the assistance of Russian specialists, the parishioners of the local church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos - children and their parents - gathered at the Christmas tree. Here, as in In other places where Russian Christmas trees were held, each of the boys and girls was presented with traditional winter gifts. They were prepared for children by the parishioners of the Moscow Church of the Resurrection of the Word at the Assumption Vrazhka, the trustees of the Sunday schools of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, as well as schoolchildren from Tver, who made holiday cards for their Syrian peers with their own hands and filled them with good wishes. Сирийский мальчик с подарком A holiday with a Russian Christmas tree was also held at the parish of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kesaa - the largest temple in the Antioch church. In addition to small parishioners, young believers from the Armenian Church and children of the Syrian military who died during the hostilities in the country were invited to it. The Vicar of the Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East, Metropolitan Ephraim of Seleucia, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Great Antioch, Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov) and the cultural attaché of the Russian Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic, attended the children's holidays in Damascus and the suburbs. and reminded of the upcoming celebration - the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Syrian children were invited to the Christmas tree in Russian traditionsSyrian children were invited to the Christmas tree in Russian traditionsOn the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, children's winter matinees were held in Damascus and the suburbs, organized for Syrian children in Russian traditions. Holidays for local boys and girls were organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation from Syria, the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Damascus, representatives of the clergy of the Russian and Antioch Orthodox Churches, as well as members of the All-Russian organization of veterans 'Combat Brotherhood'. Русская ёлка под сирийским небом “Both children and adults need a holiday, even in the most difficult times. Therefore, along with warm clothes for children from Maaluli and other places, we helped our Orthodox Syrian brothers decorate and install Christmas trees near churches in Maryamia, Damascus, Zabadani ... The children were happy about the holiday and saw the Russian Santa Claus for the first time, played by an officer very artistically Of the Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties, 'Dmitry Sablin, First Deputy Chairman of the Combat Brotherhood, told RIA Novosti. In the town of Maryami near Damascus, which was in the hands of militants for almost six years, and now, by the grace of God, is being restored with the assistance of Russian specialists, the parishioners of the local church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos - children and their parents - gathered at the Christmas tree. Here, as in In other places where Russian Christmas trees were held, each of the boys and girls was presented with traditional winter gifts. They were prepared for children by the parishioners of the Moscow Church of the Resurrection of the Word at the Assumption Vrazhka, the trustees of the Sunday schools of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, as well as schoolchildren from Tver, who made holiday cards for their Syrian peers with their own hands and filled them with good wishes. Сирийский мальчик с подарком A holiday with a Russian Christmas tree was also held at the parish of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kesaa - the largest temple in the Antioch church. In addition to small parishioners, young believers from the Armenian Church and children of the Syrian military who died during the hostilities in the country were invited to it. The Vicar of the Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East, Metropolitan Ephraim of Seleucia, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Great Antioch, Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov) and the cultural attaché of the Russian Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic, attended the children's holidays in Damascus and the suburbs. and reminded of the upcoming celebration - the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ.Свеча Иерусалима -en
On the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, children's winter matinees were held in Damascus and the suburbs, organized for Syrian children in Russian traditions. Holidays for local boys and girls were organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation from Syria, the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Damascus, representatives of the clergy of the Russian and Antioch Orthodox Churches, as well as members of the All-Russian organization of veterans 'Combat Brotherhood'. Русская ёлка под сирийским небом “Both children and adults need a holiday, even in the most difficult times. Therefore, along with warm clothes for children from Maaluli and other places, we helped our Orthodox Syrian brothers decorate and install Christmas trees near churches in Maryamia, Damascus, Zabadani ... The children were happy about the holiday and saw the Russian Santa Claus for the first time, played by an officer very artistically Of the Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties, 'Dmitry Sablin, First Deputy Chairman of the Combat Brotherhood, told RIA Novosti. In the town of Maryami near Damascus, which was in the hands of militants for almost six years, and now, by the grace of God, is being restored with the assistance of Russian specialists, the parishioners of the local church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos - children and their parents - gathered at the Christmas tree. Here, as in In other places where Russian Christmas trees were held, each of the boys and girls was presented with traditional winter gifts. They were prepared for children by the parishioners of the Moscow Church of the Resurrection of the Word at the Assumption Vrazhka, the trustees of the Sunday schools of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, as well as schoolchildren from Tver, who made holiday cards for their Syrian peers with their own hands and filled them with good wishes. Сирийский мальчик с подарком A holiday with a Russian Christmas tree was also held at the parish of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kesaa - the largest temple in the Antioch church. In addition to small parishioners, young believers from the Armenian Church and children of the Syrian military who died during the hostilities in the country were invited to it. The Vicar of the Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East, Metropolitan Ephraim of Seleucia, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Great Antioch, Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov) and the cultural attaché of the Russian Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic, attended the children's holidays in Damascus and the suburbs. and reminded of the upcoming celebration - the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
