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Pennsylvania's Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...
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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...
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A tradition continues: Hotel Bethlehem to partially darken sign on Christmas Eve
The hotel is on the site of Bethlehem’s first house. It’s where, on Christmas Eve in 1741, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and other Moravian settlers named Bethlehem in honor of the ...
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Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...