Georgian leaders offer holiday wishes to those celebrating Christmas today
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Today, a major part of Christians all over the world are celebrating one of the most important religious holidays of the faith - Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and President Giorgi Margvelashvili offered their Christmas wishes to all Georgians who celebrate this holiday today.
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"I am wishing a Merry Christmas to those of our compatriots who celebrate this great holiday on December 25”, Kvirikashvili wrote on Facebook.
"The birth of Jesus Christ is the symbol of renewal. It is the celebration of kindness, love and mercy.”
President Margvelashvili stressed that the birth of Jesus is a sign of freedom.
"I am joining in on your happiness. Let this great celebration of freedom bring love and peace to our families and our homeland”, Margvelashvili wrote.
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The Christian community who celebrates Christmas on December 25 is not too large in Georgia.
The latest data revealed there are about 50,000 Catholics in Georgia, or about two percent of the total population. Most live in the southern part of the country, where Catholicism spread in the 13th century.
Georgian Orthodox Christians, who make up the majority of population, will celebrate Christmas on January 7.
The holiday season is here and amazing winter displays are popping up around the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Enjoy the images below and remember that no photo is going to compare to seeing them in person.
Georgia’s main New Year three was lit up at 8 p.m. today in front of the former Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and his family hosted the guests attending various events in front of the Parliament.
The 2018 New Year is approaching and Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi is fast transforming into a festive city, with new shimmer and twinkle New Year illuminations.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Road Revolution Square in central Tbilisi late on December 31 to say goodbye to 2016 and meet New Year 2017.
Public transport will be free on New Year’s Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending outdoor celebrations can later get home more easily. The metro system, buses and cable cars at Rike Park will be free of charge from 11am on December 31 through 4am on January 1, Tbilisi City Hall said.
Members of the Georgian Orthodox Church, together with part of the Orthodox world, will celebrate Christmas tomorrow, on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. Public transport will be free on Christmas Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending the night liturgy and outdoor celebrations can later get home more easily.
Members of the Georgian Orthodox Church, together with part of the Orthodox world, celebrate Christmas today according to the Julian calendar. The special liturgy commenced at Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral at midnight as Georgia's Patriarch Ilia II led the annual ceremony.