ksenia alferova, tv presenter, actress, priest antony borisov, associate professor or professor, no longerrson has may not be very familiar with the church, at least i heard this, well, lent - that’s understandable, why christmas? ancient church tradition suggests that for every significant holiday, celebration, special feature such as the feast of the nativity of christ, which in its meaning, if inferior to some other...' church holiday, then only easter, well , it’s probably worth preparing for this celebration, and the actual traditional church preparation is fasting, as such an ascetic practice, rooted in the depths of centuries, but everything is completely different and the christmas fast especially, i honestly admit to you, until recently, as you just said, most people didn’t understand, that is, it’s not that i didn’t understand, but i didn’t even really think about it, what? i thought that well somehow the christmas fast, it’s not so , well, i don’t know, it’s obligatory or something, or this word is applicable, well, how would it be, well, in general, you can fast, you can not fa