What is the purpose of the Christian life? Fasting is one of the most important virtues of the spiritual life. Fasting should be seen in the overall context of spiritual life. One of the means of practicing the virtue of abstinence is fasting. The effect of fasting on human physical health.
- Speaker: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
- Host: Deacon Ara Nalchajyan
The plot of this opera by the Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov is based on the novel “Christmas Eve” by Nikolai Gogol. The libretto was authored by the composer himself, who wrote his opera in the style of a fairy tale, enriching it with imaginary elements, as well as including in the libretto ancient pagan sayings with which Russian peasant household rituals were particularly rich.
“Christmas Eve” was premiered on November 28, 1895, at the Mariinsky Theater.