Christmas liturgy of the Coptic orthodox community of Budapest

(published at Szemlélek Magazine, 2024)

The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox community celebrates the Christmas on the evening of 6 January, Christmas Eve in Orthodox time. The Coptic diaspora is a colourful community of 4-500 people, almost invisible because of their small number, but at this time of year on Christmas Eve, their church in the Szemeretelep neighbourhood of Budapest gets totally full.