KYRGYZSTAN-RELIGION-ORTHODOX -CHRISTMAS

KYRGYZSTAN-RELIGION-ORTHODOX -CHRISTMAS

Two sisters light candles during an Orthodox Christmas service in a church in the village of Sokuluk some 30km outside Bishkek on January 6, 2013. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used in secular life around the world. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO