Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday congratulated “all of Georgia” on Orthodox Christmas, wishing his compatriots and their families happiness, joy and progress.
The Savior's Christmas is one of the greatest holidays of the Orthodox world, which is celebrated in Georgia with sincere joy. The birth of Jesus Christ is a celebration of love and virtue, which we all meet with faith and hope for the future”, the PM noted in his social media post.
The Head of the Government, along with the Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and the representatives of the executive and legislative authorities, attended a Christmas liturgy, performed by the Senaki and Chkhorotsku Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, who is the Patriarch's 'locum tenens', at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
The Georgian Orthodox Church is celebrating Christmas today along with other members of the Orthodox world, due to the two-week difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars, to the latter of which Georgia adheres.