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Orthodox Easter mixes spiritual and pagan in equal measure | 2023-04-17 17:06:44
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Orthodox Easter mixes spiritual and pagan in equal measure | 2023-04-17 17:06:44
Restrictions by the Israeli police during the Easter holidays started 15 years ago. However, new, tighter measures were introduced in the last two years.
The religious festivals of Passover, Easter and Ramadan coincided this year at a time of already heightened tensions in Israel following a spike in terror
In Orthodox tradition, a blue light appears at the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the day before Easter
The Feast of the “Holy Fire”, a “miracle” Orthodox Christians celebrate in the Holy City the day before Easter, takes place under heavy police surveillance