![]() ![]() Here in the city, these families celebrate Christmas twice. Very much part of the festivities happening around them. Though they are set to celebrate Christmas next month, the three families here were The Armenian Orthodox Church still reckons its year by the Julian Calendar and celebrates the birth of Christ on January 6 (also known as Old Christmas). They are the three Armenian families settled in Bangalore. With them will be two more families, the Minases and Eknayans. The Stephens, living on the HAL Airport Road, will not be the only ones in the city to celebrate Christmas on January 6. ![]() Michael Stephen will be visiting St Mary’s Armenian Church in Chennai on January 6, where he will decorate the altar with flowers, light candles and ring the bell to commemorate the birth of the King, Jesus Christ.
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