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| Christians flock to Jerusalem Holy Fire ritual; minor police scuffles over crowd size |
| 2023-04-16 |
| [IsraelTimes] Pilgrims angered that many not allowed to reach Church of the Holy Sepulchre for ancient ceremony; no injuries as worshipers break through barriers; police: limits are for safety. Al Ahram has the AyPee take on events: Israeli forces beat Christian worshippers headed toward holy-ceremonyIsraeli forces on Saturday beat Christian worshippers heading toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre amid growing restrictions on the freedom of religion in Jerusalem, a video circulated by Sky News Arabia showed. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Eastern Orthodox Church tradition. More here. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-04-16 16:05 |
| #1 I had never heard of that ceremony. Usually, Christian worship is non-violent unless you try to save seats at Easter or Christmas. Not allowing ticketed pilgrims is not going to do much for tourism. Stampede deaths are also detrimental to tourism, of course. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-04-16 15:00 |