Orthodox people celebrating Christmas

According to the Gospel, Jesus Christ was born at the time of board of the emperor of August in the Judaic city of Bethlehem in a family of carpenter Joseph Obruchnika from Nazareth and Maria (Virgin), which profits to Bethlehem for participation in population census (Lk. 2:1,2. Without having found a place for a lodging for the night, the family has been compelled to spend the night in a cave which was used as a shed for shelter of cattle from a bad weather. During a birth of the Christ over a cave there has ascended Bethlehem a star which has specified about this event to three magicians (to wise men, tsars). The first shepherds whom this event was announced by an angel, then magicians have come to bow to the Christ. Magicians have presented to the Christ imperial gifts - gold, incense.

The king of Judea the Tyrant who has heard a message about a birth of the new king, ordered to kill all children age of 2 years. To Joseph the angel was and has warned about danger. Therefore Joseph's family has been compelled to disappear to Egypt to death of the Tyrant.