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A woman places candles during a service to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

A woman places candles during a service to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Children dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



A priest conducts a service to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

A priest conducts a service to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



People dressed in traditional costumes dance and sing Christmas carols during Orthodox Christmas celebration at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

People dressed in traditional costumes dance and sing Christmas carols during Orthodox Christmas celebration at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2017. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)



People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki”, a pagan winter holiday which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in some parts of Belarus, in the village of Skirmantava, Belarus January 7, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox faithful attend a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox faithful attend a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox faithful arrive for a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox faithful arrive for a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox monk stands near one of the entrance of a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox monk stands near one of the entrance of a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox woman attends morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox woman attends morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox faithful attend a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox faithful attend a morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox monk walks within a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, on the eve of Orthodox Christmas Day, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox monk walks within a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, on the eve of Orthodox Christmas Day, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox monk reads his bible during the morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox monk reads his bible during the morning prayer at a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. Picture taken January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim holds a candle during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Marry) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim holds a candle during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Marry) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims hold candles during Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims hold candles during Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim reads her bible as she holds a candle during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Marry) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim reads her bible as she holds a candle during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve vigil around Bete Maryam (House of Marry) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela,  Ethiopia January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim enters the Bete Amanuel (House of Emmanuel) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim enters the Bete Amanuel (House of Emmanuel) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during an Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during an Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)



An Ethiopian Orthodox monk prays within a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox monk prays within a rock hewn church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela, January 6, 2017, which is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)
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