This tradition commemorates the Star of Bethlehem, which according to the New Testament ... According to an old Polish legend, animals are granted the gift of speech on Christmas Eve as a reward for ...
On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this ... Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.
The city says some traffic control measures and lane closure will be occurring during this time and advises drivers to plan ...
The tree, wrapped in 4,200 twinkling red, white, and blue lights and topped with a Bethlehem star, galvanized the 20,000 people packed into Independence Square on a cloudy and cold Christmas Eve.
Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the ... to deliver his traditional midnight mass on Christmas Eve, but with pilgrims staying away and access ...