The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.

这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。

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Glass floor-panels in connecting spaces illuminate an excavation in the basement of the museum (soon to be opened to visitors) of houses and streets in an Athens neighbourhood dating from early Christian times.

ECONOMIST: A new tribute to the Parthenon

Over the years, his op.ed. articles have appeared in such publications as: The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, National Review, Newsday, American Legion Magazine, and Commentary.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

They reflect the fact that many Europeans want a Christian church available at times of grief or celebration even if they rarely darken its doors.

ECONOMIST: An often vexed relationship