The hotel is on the site of Bethlehem’s first house. It’s where, on Christmas Eve in 1741, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and other Moravian settlers named Bethlehem in honor of the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

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2023 | 11:13 PM Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its strikes to the besieged territory's south.

On Christmas Eve in 1223, in cave near the cliffside village ... There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus.

It may not even be spring, but it’s never too early to start planning your holiday trips to the Christmas City.

This tradition commemorates the Star of Bethlehem, which according to the New Testament ... According to an old Polish legend, animals are granted the gift of speech on Christmas Eve as a reward for ...

In a normal year, Bethlehem would be a “city full of ... will still come to deliver his traditional midnight mass on Christmas Eve, but with pilgrims staying away and access to the city ...

People packed Bethlehem's Christmas City Village Saturday ... the public now and will stay open a full week leading up to Christmas Eve. Dec. 24 is the last day to shop. {{description}} ...

musical journey. Christmas at Concordia: Journey to Bethlehem is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this ... Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.