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Ceremony of the Holy Fire

The Holy Fire is believed by Orthodox Christians to be a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter. It is considered by many to be the longest-attested annual miracle in the Christian world. It has only been consecutively documented, however, since 1106, previous mentions being sporadic.
On the appointed day at noon "the Greek patriarch, with his clergy arrayed in their sacerdotal robes, and followed by the Armenian patriarch, with his clergy, and the bishop of the Copts, march in grand and solemn procession, and singing hymns, three times round the Holy Sepulcher.
Most of the Pictures were Taken On the Ethiopian Part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
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