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6 January 2024

An elderly Iranian-Armenian man is lighting a candle and praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, while attending 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 date.

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6 January 2024

An elderly Iranian-Armenian woman is lighting a candle and praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran while attending 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

An elderly Iranian-Armenian woman is sitting at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, attending a Christmas mass prayer ceremony 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, believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same day, on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are performing 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later, on the same day.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are performing 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later, on the same day.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergywomen are performing 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later, on the same day.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergymen are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran on January 6, 2024, as one of them is carrying a religious symbol while participating in 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 being celebrated on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergymen are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran on January 6, 2024, as one of them is carrying a religious symbol while participating in 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 being celebrated on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergymen are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran on January 6, 2024, as one of them is carrying a religious symbol while participating in 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 being celebrated on January 6th.

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#10895007

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergyman is looking on as worshippers are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran during a Christmas mass prayer ceremony on January 6, 2024. 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 occurred 33 years after his birth and on the same day, is being celebrated on January 6th.

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#10895009

6 January 2024

Iranian-Armenian clergymen and a clergywoman are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, participating 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 clergymen and a clergywoman are praying at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, participating 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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#10895016

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian clergywoman is sitting at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in central Tehran, participating 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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#10895021

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian family is praying 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later, on the same day.

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#10895022

6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian woman is praying 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later on the same day, on January 6th.

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6 January 2024

An Iranian-Armenian man is praying 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, the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, commemorates the birth of Christ and his baptism, believed to have occurred 33 years later, on the same day.

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