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16 July 2025

A window in a classroom at Hope365, a support center for overseas Koreans in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, displays discipline guidelines written in both Korean and Russian on July 16, 2025. The signs read, ''No bad language (profanity, teasing, lying)'' and ''Listen to the teacher (the teacher is not your friend).'' Hope365, one of 23 centers nationwide, offers free services including multilingual academic education, cultural orientation, and behavioral training to help overseas Koreans adapt to life in South Korea. The center also provides shelter and meals at no cost, with customized programs based on individuals' reasons for immigration, such as work or study.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are preparing to observe a Christmas mass prayer ceremony at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. They commemorate the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same date, on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are preparing to observe a Christmas mass prayer ceremony at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. They commemorate the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same date, on January 6th.

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#10894973

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergyman is preparing to observe a Christmas mass prayer ceremony at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. They commemorate the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same date, on January 6th.

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#10895024

6 January 2024

A young girl is standing next to Iranian-Armenian worshippers who are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th because Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same day.

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#10895064

6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian worshippers are standing in line to receive holy bread at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. They commemorate the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, on January 6th.

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#10895079

6 January 2024

A clergywoman is offering warm wishes to an Iranian-Armenian woman during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, which are believed to have occurred on the same day, 33 years apart, on January 6th.

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#10895080

6 January 2024

A clergyman is offering warm wishes to Iranian-Armenian worshippers at the end of a Christmas mass prayer ceremony at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. They commemorate the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, on January 6th.

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#10895063

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergyman is looking at worshippers who are standing in line to receive holy bread at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates January 6th as Christmas because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. The celebration of the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is being celebrated on January 6th.

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#10894970

6 January 2024

An elderly Iranian-Armenian woman is arriving at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran to participate in a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church has a reason for declaring January 6th as Christmas. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion, declaring it in 301 AD. The celebration of the birth of Christ and his baptism, which took place 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is being celebrated on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergywoman is sitting at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, preparing to take part in a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th because Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, which are believed to have occurred on the same day, 33 years apart.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are sitting together at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, preparing to take part in a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th because Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same day.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are standing together at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, preparing to take part in a Christmas mass prayer ceremony, on January 6, 2024. The Armenian Church has a reason for declaring January 6th as Christmas, as Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. The celebration of the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is being celebrated on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are praying while a clergyman is holding a holy bible at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2024, during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony. The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th because Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD. The church commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same date.

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6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergyman is walking past Christmas decorations at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, on January 6, 2024, before a Christmas mass prayer ceremony. The Armenian Church has a reason for observing January 6th as Christmas. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion, doing so in 301 AD. The celebration of the birth of Christ and his baptism, which is believed to have occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is being celebrated on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

An elderly Iranian-Armenian couple is walking past Christmas decorations at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, on January 6, 2024, before a Christmas mass prayer ceremony. The Armenian Church has a reason for declaring January 6th as Christmas. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion, declaring it in 301 AD. The celebration of the birth of Christ and his baptism, which took place 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is celebrated on January 6th.

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