In the Light, Palestine-Israel: The Holy Fire Comes to Beit Sahour (Bethlehem)
A long Christian Orthodox tradition posits that the alleged burial place of Christ, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, emits a mysterious flame on Holy Saturday before Easter that then is transported around the world to light innumerable candles and lanterns.
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Beit Sahour is a model of cooperation and brotherhood between Christians and Muslims. Throughout the troubled and turbulent history of the land, the people of Beit Sahour have always stood firm as a united community. (Beit Sahour Municipality website)