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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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Najeh Hashlamoun
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© APA Images / Najeh Hashlamoun
APA ID
APA-PH-2009-015571
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3,354 × 2,211 px · 7.4 MP
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West Bank Bethlehem Palestine Bethlehem Governorate

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Culture & Society Christianity & Churches

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West Bank cleaning Orthodox priests Church Nativity biblical Bethlehem

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