angel    donkey    frankincense    gifts    gold
hay    hope    inn    joseph    joy    love
manger    mary    peace    savior
sheep    shepherd    stable    wisemen

Celebration

Christian homes in Bethlehem are marked by a cross painted over the door and each home displays a homemade manger scene during the Christmas season. A star is set up on a pole in the village square. This little town where Jesus was born is the site of the Church of the Nativity, which is highly decorated every Christmas. Then on Christmas Eve natives and visitors crowd the church's doorways and stand on the roof to watch the yearly parade. Galloping horsemen and police mounted on Arabian horses lead the parade. They are followed by a horseman carrying a cross and sitting on a black horse. Then come the churchmen and government officials. The procession solemnly enters the doors and places an ancient effigy of the Holy Child in the church. Deep winding stairs lead to the spot where visitors find a silver star marking the site of the birth of Jesus.

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