A richness in religious diversity is evident in Tallinn. Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches are found throughout this northern Baltic country. Hundreds of years of many invaders and occupiers have left their mark of religious tolerance as these three main Christian denominations together with their churches dot the old city. The Christmas and New Years celebration is a particularly important period of time in Tallinn as the Eastern Orthodox church, introduced in the 1700's by Czar Peter the Great has a different advent period. Christmas day is celebrated but the first 10 days of the new year are the major celebration with daily gift giving. Pictured is an Eastern Orthodox Church. Convention visitors next summer can worship at Catholic or evangelical churches or even experience the richness of the Russian Orthodox church once part of the the Church of Rome prior an east/west split in 1054.
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