Saint Nicholas photo was blessed and placed beside a candle and the traditional bishop's Mitre.
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Orthodox priests present the Communion offering in Saint Nicholas' Church.
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The interior of St. Nicholas church in Demre, Turkey
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The image of St. Nicholas is found on buildings everywhere in Demre
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In Demre, merchants use St. Nicholas's name to promote business
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Visitors from all over the world come to Demre, but the most common tourists come from Russia and the Ukraine.
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Communion is given out to the several hundred attendees.
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Hrisostomos Kalaycı (left), of the Istanbul Orthodox Patriarchate, and an unidentified Turkish official (right) shake hands after the service.
- [Matt Porter (Syracuse Univ.)/]