Georgia celebrates Christmas
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Today Georgia is celebrating Christmas according to the Julian calendar.
Due to the pandemic Alilo, the traditional celebratory Christmas march of Georgians through the streets, has been cancelled, though the clergy are driving through the streets, singing Christmas carols and pouring holy water on the streets.
- See in pictures: “Alilo, Georgian Christmas tradition”
Christmas service in the Holy Trinity Church in central Tbilisi was performed by Catholics Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II late yesterday.
- Learn more about Georgia’s Catholic Christians special Christmas traditions in Agenda.ge's story: ‘Georgian Christmas tale’.
He wished happy Christmas to the parish and the whole Georgia.
მრავალ შობას! Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/ETRFepsR2L
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) January 6, 2021
Patriarch Ilia II has not delivered his annual Christmas sermon.
Top Georgian officials have wished happy Christmas to Georgians and those celebrating the day on January 7.
The Georgian Patriarch Ilia II has delivered his annual Christmas sermon prior to Christmas masse last night at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
Georgian citizens in capital Tbilisi and regional cities on Monday held the annual Christmas march Alilo, walking through streets to collect and deliver presents to those in need.
Adherents of the Georgian Orthodox Church are celebrating Christmas today according to the Julian calendar together with other members of the Orthodox world. Following the last night's church service a march will be held in the streets, called Alilo.
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.
The secretary of Georgia’s Catholics Patriarch Ilia II, Shorena Tetruashvili, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The patriarchate of Georgia has released the annual message of the Georgian Patriarch Ilia II which is a traditional element of the Christmas service. However, the message was not delivered during the midnight service but was instead published during the day.
Vehicle traffic in select streets of Tbilisi will be restricted to allow holding of the annual alilo Christmas marches on Saturday, Tbilisi City Hall announced on Friday.