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Jan. 7 Daily Brief: White whales perform in China, glow-in-the-dark dancers take Las Vegas stage and Christmas celebrations still in full swing for some around the world

White whales perform in China, glow-in-the-dark dancers take Las Vegas stage, Christmas celebrations still in full swing for some around the world and more in today’s daily brief.

May 3, 2013

Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world

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Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate their foremost religious celebration, Easter, this weekend. In Romania, for Maudry Thursday incense is burned in front of graves of relatives. In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Metropolitan Theophilos washes feet at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In Bulgaria, candles are lit in a traditional Good Friday mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral. And in Greece, the faithful pay their respect in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ at Penteli monastery north of Athens.