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Explores the connection between astrology and the ancient Christian religion through the analysis of a painting in the National Museum of Moscow that shows fusion of the two themes. It describes the presence of angels and their relationship with the stars as well as their role as intermediaries between God and man.
While in Catholicism Easter corresponds to twelve days of Christmas, running from noon on December 25 to the morning of January 6, Epiphany, in Orthodoxy, is divided into twelve feast days between Christmas (January 7) and the Baptism of the Lord (January 19).
