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1. Eastern Orthodoxy

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   Liturgical Practice
   The Divine Liturgy (Eucharist) is the focal point of Orthodox worship, usually following the structure of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom or, less frequently, St. Basil the Great. Services are typically conducted in the vernacular language or in older liturgical languages such as Church Slavonic or Koine Greek.
   A defining characteristic is the extensive use of chanting and incense. The pervasive use of incense, particularly frankincense and myrrh, is mandated to counteract the subtle, pervasive odor of exis…