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The World Cup Final of Easter Services: Jerusalem’s Holy Fire Ceremony
The World Cup Final of Easter Services: Jerusalem’s Holy Fire Ceremony

Every year on Holy Saturday, the day before Pascha (Easter), Orthodox Christians believe that the Holy Fire appears inside the Tomb of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. They believe this light, captured by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, is the confirmation of the Resurrection. For them, it’s a miracle, a manifestation of Holy Spirit.

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Israel, Middle East, News, TravelMladen AleksicOrthodox Easter, Mladen Aleksic, Holy fire ceremony, Jerusalem, COVID-19, resurrection, Christ is risen, Easter 2021, ZengerComment
Orthodox Easter: Crusader-era Holy Fire Ceremony lights up Jerusalem
Orthodox Easter: Crusader-era Holy Fire Ceremony lights up Jerusalem

Thousands of Eastern Orthodox pilgrims crowded in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday for the Easter ceremony at Jesus’ burial and resurrection site. Some believe a flame miraculously comes from heaven into Jesus’ tomb.

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Conflict, Middle East, News, Politics, Religion, Primary FeatureGil ZoharGil Zohar, Holy Saturday, Easter, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Easter, Jerusalem, Israel, Holy fire ceremony, church of the holy sepulchre, Greek Orthodox, Russia, Ukraine, Crusader, Primary Feature, Christianity, Orthodox