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Israeli police have significantly reinforced security measures in Jerusalem around and inside the Old City ahead of the ceremony of the descent of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday. Cheers and prayers rang out as candles one by one were lit after reaching through a small opening into Jesus’ tomb.
The Holy Fire descended at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday, ahead of the Eastern Orthodox Easter.
Millions of Orthodox Christians across eastern and southern Europe, the Middle East and...
Thousands gather in Jerusalem for the annual Holy Fire ceremony, but crowd limits force some to miss out.