Saint Tikhon (born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin) was born in the village of Klin in the Toropets district of Pskov province, into the family of a priest who was soon transferred to the district town after the birth of his son. From an early age, his father took him to church services, and this love for the temple became an inseparable part of his life.
The story should be related to Christmas and may be based on real events or fictional (about Christmas traditions in the family, a family legend, a Christmas miracle, what Christmas means to me, a familiar Stefan, etc.). The length should not exceed 1.5 pages (font size 12, line spacing 15), and the text should be in Russian.