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The Rev. Gabriel Weller distributes incense from the altar at the beginning of service for Russian Orthodox Christmas at All Saints Of North America Russian Orthodox Church in Middlebrook, Va., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/The Daily News Leader, Pat Jarrett
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Members of the Lipovan ethnic Russian community attend a Christmas religious service in Carcaliu, eastern Romania, early Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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People take part in a religious procession to mark the Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Georgians celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar used by the country's Orthodox church. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov}
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Men dressed as shepherds take part in a religious procession to mark the Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Georgians celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar used by the country's Orthodox church. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
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People take part in a religious procession to mark the Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Georgians celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar used by the country's Orthodox church. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
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Bosnian Serb children break traditional Christmas bread to mark the Orthodox Christmas Day festivities in Banja Luka ,140 kms north west of Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Bosnian Serbs as Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the old calendar. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
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Italian police officers with a sniffing dog inspect a Nativity scene outside a Coptic Orthodox church during the Christmas Mass in Rome on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Christian Copts in Europe are under police protection following Internet threats against their European places of worship, even as some prepare special services in honor of the 21 Copts killed in a weekend massacre at a church in their Egyptian homeland. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Lithuanian Orthodox Church believers light candles during the liturgy on Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Prechistensky the Cathedral Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, 2011, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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Women with candles in hands attend a holy Christmas liturgy in St. Clement's Cathedral in Macedonia's capital Skopje, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Macedonian Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas by the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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Macedonian Christian Orthodox Archbishop Stefan holds a holy Christmas liturgy in St. Clement's Cathedral in Macedonia's capital Skopje on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Macedonian Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas by the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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A woman lights candles during a holy Christmas liturgy in St. Clement's Cathedral in Macedonia's capital Skopje on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Macedonian Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas by the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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A Greek Orthodox priest waves a censer during Orthodox Christmas services in a church in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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Christian Orthodox worshipers attend Orthodox Christmas services at the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III, center, walks surrounded by clergy during Orthodox Christmas services at the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Christian Orthodox worshipers attend Orthodox Christmas services at the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Palestinian Greek Orthodox worshipers attend Christmas services at a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Christian Serb Orthodox believers break traditional Christmas bread to mark the Orthodox Christmas Day festivities in Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Children traditionally scramble for a piece of the bread, searching for a gold coin, hidden inside. Orthodox Christians in Serbia celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Egyptian Coptic Christians pray during Christmas Mass at St. Marc and the Virgin Mary Coptic Church east of Beirut on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, in memory of the 21 Copts killed in a weekend massacre at a church in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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People dressed as one of the three kings (right) and Mary and Joseph (center) attend an Epiphany Mass at a Catholic church in La Paz, Bolivia, on Thursday Jan. 6, 2011. The feast day recalls the Gospel's account of the journey by the three kings, or wise men, guided by a star to pay homage to baby Jesus, and many faithful exchange gifts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
