Christmas services were held in churches of Primorye on Christmas Eve. The governor of Primorye, Oleg Kozhemiako, and his wife participated in one of the services in the Pokrovsky cathedral of Vladivostok on January 7.
The Christmas liturgy was held by Vladimir, the metropolitan of Vladivostok and Primorye.
People were attending the service with their families. For some of them, celebrating Christmas all together became a tradition.