I saw a stable, low and very bare,
A little child in a manger.
The oxen knew him, had Him in their care,
To men He was a stranger.
The safety of the world was lying there,
And the world’s danger.
–Mary Coleridge (1861-1907)
Today it's Christmas Eve in Eastern Orthodox tradition
The Nativity of Christ icon by Rublev
The Annunciation cathedral of Moscow Kremlin pic.twitter.com/ylSdCrekKB— Museums in Russia (@museuminrussia) January 6, 2017