Religion Minsk

Publish Time：2016-09-07 16:38:57Source：WTCF

【Introduction】：Christians make up the largest part of the population of Belarus. According to the government sources, as of November 2011, 58.9% of all Belarusians adhere to some kind of religion; out of those, Eastern Orthodoxy makes up about 82%.

Christians make up the largest part of the population of Belarus. According to the government sources, as of November 2011, 58.9% of all Belarusians adhere to some kind of religion; out of those, Eastern Orthodoxy makes up about 82%. Roman Catholicism is practiced mostly in the western regions, and there are also different denominations of Protestantism.

Minorities also practice Greek Catholicism, Judaism, Islam and Neopaganism. Christians make up the largest part of the population of Belarus. According to the Christian doctrine, Christmas and Easter are the main religious holidays, annually celebrated by millions of believers all over the country. In Belarus, all the Christian holidays are celebrated twice: by the Catholic and Orthodox religious calendars.

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