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Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:38
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Christmas holidays began for Orthodox Christians

Almaty, January 08, 2010 (Khabar) - On these days people visit each other, present gifts and wish peace and love … It became a kind tradition to welcome guests at festively laid table in this family.
As soon as the first Christmas star appears in the frosty sky, everybody gather around the table and congratulate each other. They also exchange the gifts and wish each other all the good and bright. Christmas is celebrated with fun and hospitality. The table is full of festive tasty foods. Fish and meat dishes, jelly, roast, carrots and, of course, roasted goose. This family is very hospitable and they are ready to welcome everyone who wants to share joy.

Marina Belyanskaya:
- Christmas is a happy holiday. This includes Christmastide, booths, some games, singing, meetings with friends, the most important thing, house decoration. And you realize that Christmas is a fairy tale. It would be desirable, of course, to express great appreciation to our President that he had made it the day off. It is a holy festival for us, we are very grateful for the fact that we can all get together at such a rich table.

Irina Kasyanova:
- I want to thank our President, our dear Nursultan Abishevich forgiving us the opportunity to spend these days with friends and relatives. Tomorrow, by the way, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin. On this day, people visit their parents with pies.

On Thursday, Mefodiy, Metropolitan of Astana and Almaty congratulated all Kazakhstani people on Merry Christmas in Almaty’s Voznesenskiy Cathedral. He wished good health, strength and spiritual forces and sobriety of feelings.

Mefodiy, the Metropolitan of the Astana and Almaty:
- This is a joyous holiday, which we feel, as I often remind myself and all of us, we often feel this joy, which in the words, feel in our heart and soul.

On these days everyone begins hoping that the world around will become better. This is a wonderful time, when our hearts are filled with the expectation of a miracle ... And miracles happen!
On the eve the head of the state congratulated Kazakhstanis on the Orthodox holiday. Nursultan Nazarbayev wished good health, peace and prosperity. According to the press service of the head of state, President of the country is in a short vacation now.

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