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Greek churches open on Epiphany feast despite tight lockdown
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The Athens Orthodox Cathedral, in Athens, on Monday Jan. 4, 2021. Greece's powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to tighten virus restrictions ahead of the planned reopening of schools.
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