‘We receive Christmas ... Bethlehem. The same will be done on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. This tradition will therefore continue, but the procession along Star ...

Kaitlin Marakovits of Bethlehem shops at the Scentsy hut Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at the 2024 Christmas Huts on Main in downtown Bethlehem. The Christmas Huts are open Fridays through Sundays ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi ... comets were often regarded as bad omens. "For Christmas cards, it makes a nice picture having a comet and a tail ...

Bethlehem, a town nearly synonymous with Christmas, is located in what is now the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Many Palestinians are too distressed by the war in Gaza to hold Christmas celebrations.

Once the patriarch arrives in Bethlehem, he will walk down Star Street ... West Bank, on Christmas Eve 2022.Credit...Hazem Bader/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mr. Fakhouri also works ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem, a group of Palestinian teenage girls pose for selfies in front of a gigantic, shimmering Christmas ... Square, Star Street and Manger ...

The "Christmas Star" may have historically ... Religious texts give reports of a particular star, the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the prophets and religious philosophers of the time, Throop ...

Some are even calling it a “Christmas star,” a name that harkens ... perhaps of Jupiter — may explain the fabled star of Bethlehem. And astronomers have other theories.

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares, and on TV. And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium.

Following the municipality's decision to suspend Christmas events and remove decorations, workers are busy dismantling the light canopy on Manger Square in Bethlehem. Credit: Marinella Bandini ...