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Christmas between East and West
Greeks, Armenians, Syrians, Copts and Ethiopians
are celebrating Christmas1 Jan.
Lutheran Inauguration of the Year 2000
at Manger Square
1-6 Jan.13 Holy Nights (to continue from 25 Dec.)
5 Jan. Custos Terrae Sanctae Official Procession of the Franciscan Custodian of the Holy
Land to Bethlehem
6 Jan.
International Celebrations of Christmas according to the Eastern (Julian) Calendar,
8:30-10:00
Procession of Patriarchal Vicars of Orthodox Syrian and
Coptic Churches to Bethlehem
11:00-16:00
Procession of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch to Bethlehem
6 Jan. Epiphany
09:30
Official entrance of the Patriarchal Vicar of the Greek Catholic Church to Bethlehem
10:00
Latin High Mass at St. Catherine’s Church
24:00
Orthodox Midnight Mass in the Grotto of the Nativity
7 Jan. Eastern Christmas Day Celebrations
Scouts parade, procession and High Mass in Beit Sahour
13 Jan Eastern New Year’s Eve Celebrations
with fireworks at Manger Square
15 Jan
Feast of the Trees
Plant a tree and make the desert green
18 Jan Armenian Christmas
11:00
Procession of the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch to Bethlehem
00:00
Armenian Orthodox Midnight Mass in the Grotto of the Nativity
18-20 Jan. Baptism
at the River Jordan
Epiphany pilgrimage and baptism ceremony of the Orthodox
Churches at the place where Jesus was baptized
19-21 Jan. Christianity
in the desert 2000 years of desert monasticism: St. John the Baptist on the River Jordan, St. George of Wadi
Kelt, St. Theodosius of al-'Ubeidiye in the Bethlehem Wilderness
25 Jan. Bach’s Mass in B Minor
The Orchestra of the XVIII Century, Holland, in period
instruments, choir and renowned soloists. |
