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Offline subdjoe

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Kontakion of the Nativity
« on: December 12, 2011, 02:19:33 PM »
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Re: Kontakion of the Nativity
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2011, 11:53:22 PM »
  An entertaining video, I like the depiction of the nativity taking place in a cave, probably more likely than in a stable as we know it. The lead banner says " Eastern Orthodox Christmas Story"...  but of course, there is just one Christmas story..for Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, western Orthodox or any other Christian sect.. ;)
   Nice video though; I enjoyed it....
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Re: Kontakion of the Nativity
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2011, 05:49:06 AM »
Quote from: ironglow on December 12, 2011, 11:53:22 PM
  An entertaining video, I like the depiction of the nativity taking place in a cave, probably more likely than in a stable as we know it. The lead banner says " Eastern Orthodox Christmas Story"...  but of course, there is just one Christmas story..for Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, western Orthodox or any other Christian sect.. ;)
   Nice video though; I enjoyed it....

Yes, the Nativity is for all, but the imagery (iconography) in the video is taken from one of the Orthodox icons of the Nativity, and the kontakion (hymn) is uniquely Orthodox, dating back to the 6th century, and written by St. Romanos the Melodist.
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