Georgia Alilo Procession
A colourful procession blocked central streets of Tbilisi, Georgia on 07 January, 2008, as Georgia’s Christian Orthodox community celebrated Christmas.
Children and adults dressed in national costume marched through the streets holding church flags and singing the Christmas carol ‘Alilo,’ collecting gifts
for charity on their way. The gifts are traditionally distributed to orphanages. The word ‘Alilo’ in Georgian means ‘glory to God’ and its tradition dates back
to the fifth century.
