APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 17 December 2021. Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives visits Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family ahead of Christmas celebrations, in Gaza city.
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Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 17 December 2021. Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives visits Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family ahead of Christmas celebrations, in Gaza city. STORYLINE Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it. Footage by /APAwire
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