Tag: pilgrims
Easter in Jerusalem: The pilgrims are coming back – Politics
A wooden cross, almost two meters tall, stands alone at the beginning of the Via Dolorosa. It was posted here by the Canaan family who secured the rental business on…
Muslims: Another million pilgrims admitted to the Mecca pilgrimage
Muslims Another million pilgrims admitted to the Mecca pilgrimage Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba at the al-Haram Mosque. Photo: Amr Nabil/AP/dpa/Archive © dpa-infocom GmbH For devout Muslims, pilgrimage is one…
Christmas in the corona pandemic: Bethlehem without pilgrims
Status: 12/24/2021 3:24 a.m. Usually the coaches back up in Bethlehem at Christmas. Nobody was allowed to come last year. This year is different. Nevertheless, it will be a comparatively…
Christmas in the corona pandemic: Bethlehem without pilgrims
Status: 12/24/2021 3:24 a.m. Usually the coaches back up in Bethlehem at Christmas. Nobody was allowed to come last year. This year is different. Nevertheless, it will be a comparatively…
Saudi Arabia to reopen borders to vaccinated foreign pilgrims
The date was not yet defined but it was expected. Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims vaccinated against the coronavirus coming from abroad to perform Umrah, the small Muslim pilgrimage, 18…