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People celebrate the pagan rite called "Kolyadki" ...
Jan 8th, 2012
(Reuters) - People celebrate the pagan rite called "Kolyadki" in the village of Lobcha, some 230 km (144 miles) south of Minsk, January 7, 2012. Kolyada is a pagan winter holiday, which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Ukraine and some parts of Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) -
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