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BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories – On Bethlehem’s Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city.

A question frequently heard by astronomers near Christmas is, “What was the Star of Bethlehem ... they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Nowhere else in the ...

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares, and on TV. And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium.

Kaitlin Marakovits of Bethlehem shops at the Scentsy hut Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at the 2024 Christmas Huts on Main in downtown Bethlehem. The Christmas Huts are open Fridays through Sundays ...

The patriarch will start the procession as usual on Christmas Eve, accompanied by boy and girl scouts, but this year, they will march silently, without playing musical instruments. Once the patriarch ...

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And with the town’s record of not only the Bethlehem star, but also the first documented Christmas tree in the nation, and Christmas markets on both sides of the bustling town’s river ...