Haaretz.com (Israel) / The Associated Press : "Tens of thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas"

Sat, December 25, 2010 Tevet 18, 5771
 
 

• Published 19:11 24.12.10
• Latest update 19:11 24.12.10

Tens of thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas

Around 90,000 visitors expected to visit Jesus' birthplace over the Christmas period.

By The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and clergy converged on Bethlehem on Friday as the West Bank town, believed by Christians to be Jesus' birthplace, prepared to celebrate Christmas Eve.
  
Boy Scout marching bands played in Manger Square, just outside the Church of the Nativity. Pilgrims lit candles inside, and Palestinian policemen deployed around the town to keep the peace.
  
 

Palestinian Christian boys dressed in Santa outfits play inside the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, December 24, 2010.AP

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"This is where Jesus Christ was born and walked the earth. So I just want to walk the same earth," said Mary Healy, a tourist from Independence, Missouri, who said she was in Bethlehem for the fourth time......(....).....
 
 
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