Christmas Beyond Borders: Traditions, Cultures, and Meaning

What is Christmas really about — a religious holiday, a cultural tradition, or something deeper? Why is it more important than New Year in some countries, while in others it plays a different role? And what personal meaning can we take from it into our own holidays?
In this session, we’ll explore Christmas as a cultural, spiritual, and personal experience through traditions, countries, and reflection.
What we’ll talk about:

What Christmas is really about (and how it differs from New Year)
What Christmas means to you personally
Christmas in different Christian traditions: Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant
How Christmas is celebrated in different countries: Russia, Germany, Cyprus
Advent calendars, interesting facts, and a short quiz
What you’ll take from this meeting into your holiday season

Mikhail Barsukov

GUEST SPEAKER

An active church community member, sharing his personal perspective on the meaning, traditions, and values of Christmas

Meeting details

Thursday, December 25^th
from 7:00 to 8:20 PM
Youth Center,
2^ndfloor, room "Tochka rosta"

9 Navaginskaya St. (entrance from the Trade Gallery)
Free of charge
Have your identity document with you
According to the new rules of the Youth Center, only young people between 14 and 35 years of age can visit the facility and participate in its events, in accordance with the Federal Law No. 489 “On Youth Policy in the Russian Federation”

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Registration

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