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Orthodox priests clean the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 29, 2009 as part of the preparations for the Orthodox faith's Christmas celebrations. The Orthodox faith in the ho...

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Orthodox priests clean the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 29, 2009 as part of the preparations for the Orthodox faith's Christmas celebrations. The Orthodox faith in the holy land uses the old Julian calendar in which Christmas falls 13 days after the more widespread Gregorian calendar date of December 25.Photo by Najeh Hashlamoun

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Date
29 Dec 2009 · 08:20
Photographer
Najeh Hashlamoun
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© APA Images / Najeh Hashlamoun
APA ID
APA-PH-2009-012018
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1,600 × 1,055 px · 1.7 MP
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Location
West Bank Bethlehem Palestine

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West Bank Cleaning Church Nativity Orthodox Biblical Priests

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West Bank cleaning Orthodox priests Church Nativity biblical Bethlehem

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