{"id":224169,"date":"2019-01-10T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T08:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=224169"},"modified":"2019-01-10T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T08:58:59","slug":"monks-celebrate-christmas-on-snow-covered-mount-athos-photo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/monks-celebrate-christmas-on-snow-covered-mount-athos-photo-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Monks celebrate Christmas on snow-covered Mount Athos : Photo &#038; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A few days before the feast of the Nativity of Christ, which Mount Athos celebrates according to the Old Calendar, namely on January 7, significant snowfall occurred.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karyes, the Athonite capital at an altitude of 1,150 feet, received over 2 feet of snow, while higher areas received over 3 feet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJuPAswbKF0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Two days before Christmas, the roads on the Holy Mount were blocked due to the heavy snowfall, forcing pilgrims to remain inside monasteries and hermitages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lnHIXEOXPDQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The consecutive snowstorms of the last several weeks created a magical Christmas atmosphere all across the Athos peninsula, with some of the monasteries shrouded in snow exceeding one meter in depth.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-224169 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1280x960' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a1-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='640x440' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a2-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='640x480' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a4-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a8-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='480x640' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a9.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a9-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='480x640' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a10.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a10-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='640x360' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a11.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a11-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='480x640' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a12.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a12-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Photography courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnsanidopoulos.com\/2019\/01\/a-white-christmas-for-mount-athos.html?m=1\">John 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