What is the way Greek Christians exclaim the birth of Christ? And, what is the response a Greek Christian would make in return?

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I was watching a very well done video of a friend this afternoon. It was about her grandsons, and the entire piece was centered around their school play about the birth of Christ. I know that there were many parts in it where there was an exclamation and a response, and she told me that it was the Greek way to say Christmas.
Not wanting to press her about the details as we watched the video together, I thought it would be better to ask someone here.
By the way her grandsons are absolutely bright and wonderful children. They love doing experiments at home and grandma makes a room in her house for them to do them in!
Gotta love that in a grandma. I hope it will be okay to buy her a bunch of candles for the year. I just wish there were gift cards for that. I know that sounds tacky, but I really want her to have more. She lights so many for many.
 
Usually the greeting is, ‘Christ is born’, to which the response is, ‘Glorify Him!’
 
Milliardo said:
Usually the greeting is, ‘Christ is born’, to which the response is, ‘Glorify Him!’
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Thank you for keeping me in the loop on this one.

I don’t remember this in the Mass in the Roman rite but maybe I will hear something like it soon. I have to admit, my attention is not what is used to be. Maybe other senses make up for the shortcomings.

I have to work on listening to the details.

Thank you for explaining this to me

SJ
 
Xpιστοσ γεννται!! Δοξασατε!!
Christus natus est!! Gaudete!!
Христос раждается!! Славите!!
Christ is being Born!! Praise!!

This is beginning of first Irmos of Katavasiia of Nativity: I also tell you in Greek - if you can read - is transliterated: KHristos gennatai! Dojzasate!

IRMOS 1: Christ is being born, Praise!! Christ from heaven, unite. Christ on earth, arise! Sing to Lord all earth and with joy sing out all people for glory!

(this addition of HIM - such as said above PRAISE HIM - is perhaps better English, but not like original. But also widely said in Poland and West Ukraine like that. Just not originally, but perhaps grammar better for modern languages.
 
5Loaves said:
Link to St. Nicholas choir singing this (different translation). Click on** #7** Christ is Born, Odes 1-8 Nativity Canon, Odes 1-8 (anonymous).
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This is very beautiful choir!! Thank you, also their English much better - translation was only my poor attempt at English! Very nice to hear Russian Orthodox doing well in California - St. Herman Alyaskij and others helped to bring Orthodoxy there many years ago!! Thank you !! Sorry for poor English!
 
Volodymyr said:
This is very beautiful choir!! Thank you, also their English much better - translation was only my poor attempt at English! Very nice to hear Russian Orthodox doing well in California - St. Herman Alyaskij and others helped to bring Orthodoxy there many years ago!! Thank you !! Sorry for poor English!
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Your English is quite good, no need to apologize.
They do have a really wonderful choir which I’m blest to hear when I am there, as I was yesterday. Their bishop and their priest were both in the kliros singing, as they love to do, while 4 other priests con-celebrated. They have wonderful bell ringing always also, so important in Russian Churches. Here are Fr. Stephan and Matushka Peg, their protodeacon’s wife ringing their bells. It’s not an especially good sample unfortunately. I wish I’d taken pictures when I’ve been there pre Nativity and yesterday as the bells are all decorated for the Feast.

Here is more of the choir at their altar feast day. This begins with Bishop Benjamin vesting in the temple. You can see Fr Stephan’s arms conducting the choir in that stream of sunlight on the opposite side of the church from where the photographer (and I) was standing. Some people were taking films yesterday during the carol singing at lunch. I got roped into being part of the “12 Days of Christmas”. :o I thought “I hope this doesn’t run up on Youtube” 😊, thinking really they wouldn’t be putting anything up. Now I see myself in some of this altar feast day footage, in the temple and during the lunch/singing afterwards when Bishop Benjamin was giving out gifts.

Yesterday the fog was so dense on the drive over it was down to the ground in some places. During one of the many prayers to St. Stephen sunlight suddenly burst through that same window, falling directly on the analogion holding his Holy Icon and that of the Nativity. 😃
 
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