ARMENIA CELEBRATES NATIVITY OF CHRIST

ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
January 5, 2007 Friday 11:35 PM EST

Armenia, the Armenian Apostolic Church and its followers around the
world are celebrating their main religious holiday – the Nativity
of Christ.

The Armenian church is the only church that has preserved an old
custom of celebrating the nativity and baptism of Christ under one
name – Epiphany.

Armenian government officials will attend a religious service at
Echmiadzin, to be led by the head of the Armenian Church, Catholicos
Garegin I. Religious services will also be held in Armenian churches
around the world.