Yesterday it was Christmas Day, the 25th of December. For the past few weeks, I have gone through a massive missing-Christmas-atmosphere kind of syndrome, certainly ascribable to the European legacy of my past lives. I now live in Tel Aviv, which is definitely not the city where you will encounter signs of an approaching Christmas, [...]
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Christmas in Bethlehem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bethlehem, christmas, concert, Convention Palace, from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, israel, Manger Square, Palestinians, Peace on Earth, Peace Project, pilgrims, separation wall, spirit of Christmas, travel to Bethlehem, woman travelling alone on 26/12/2011 | 6 Comments »
Christmas in Israel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bethlehem, celebrations, christmas, cultural differences, different religions, israel, mass, party, tolerance, West Bank on 25/12/2009 | 1 Comment »
I suspect there might be a little confusion around the subject of Christmas in Israel. If names like Bethlehem and Nazareth are highly evocative for the many Christians around the world, a tourist coming to Israel hoping to find an enhanced version of Christmas celebrations will be inevitably disappointed. Christmas day is just another working [...]
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