What’s behind the visually stunning ‘Holy Fire’ ceremony in Jerusalem?
On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire.
On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire.
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A 15-year-old suffered serious injuries to his right hand while handling a flare at the port of Kalymnos island, in the eastern Aegean.
The mission from Jerusalem carrying the Holy Light – or Holy Fire – arrived in Greece shortly after 8 p.m. As is custom, it was welcomed at Athens International Airport with the honors of a visiting head of state, before beginning its journey to churches across the country.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias visited a military outpost on the island of Panagia, a small Greek islet in the Oinousses complex in the eastern Aegean Sea.