Egyptian Copts Celebrate Orthodox Christmas Eve Mass

CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 06: Coptic Orthodox worshippers attend Christmas Eve mass at the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Egypt's administrative capital, on January 6, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. Every year on 6 and 7 January, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, several weeks after their western counterparts, due to the different calendars used by Catholic and Orthodox Christians to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Egypt's Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and one of the oldest in the world. (Photo by Islam Safwat/Getty Images)