Albanian Christians – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:53:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Catholic and Orthodox faithful celebrate Christmas https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/12/25/catholic-and-orthodox-faithful-celebrate-christmas-2/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/12/25/catholic-and-orthodox-faithful-celebrate-christmas-2/#respond Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:50:43 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=223228 TIRANA, Dec 25 /ATA/ – Catholic and Orthodox believers throughout the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25.

Thousands of Albanian Catholics and Orthodox faithful flocked to Christmas Eve Mass after Sunday midnight at the Resurrection Cathedral, an Albanian Orthodox church, and the St. Paul cathedral in Tirana, lighting candles and expressing wishes for a prosperous year in harmony, good health and peace.

Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem on December 25.

In Albania, Christmas celebration started after the fall of the Communist regime in the ‘90s and is one of the most popular festivals and celebrated with great merriment, with all Albania’s religious communities celebrating the occasion with almost equal fervour.

The coexistence among the religious communities is of the most notable characteristics of Albania and its people. The religious harmony is one of the most valuable features of the Albanian nation and religious tolerance is its most remarkable attribute.

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