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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2023 · 17 MIN

What's the Point of Christmas, Really?

from Eastward Iowa City · host Priest Symeon Kees

You probably know a lot of people who will observe Christmas this year in some way. Christmas tree. Presents. Lights. Time off work and school. Travel to see family. But, what does it mean, not just symbolically, but really? Why does it matter to real life, practically? Find out what Christmas meant to the ancient Church who first celebrated it, the same Orthodox Church that continues the Tradition of that meaning today in Bethlehem and Jerusalem (, and even Iowa City.

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You probably know a lot of people who will observe Christmas this year in some way. Christmas tree. Presents. Lights. Time off work and school. Travel to see family. But, what does it mean, not just symbolically, but really? Why does it matter to...

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