In pictures: Visitors in Santa hats and scouts beating drums mark Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, but fewer people attend as coronavirus fears overshadow celebrations for a second year
Small crowds gathered on Christmas Eve to watch a traditional marching band parade in the biblical town of Bethlehem.
Travel restrictions imposed by Israel, the main entry point for foreign visitors heading to the occupied West Bank, home to the traditional birthplace of Jesus, kept international tourists away for a second year. “Last year, our festival was virtual, but this year it will be face to face with popular participation,” Bethlehem’s mayor, Anton Salman, said, optimistic that celebrations would be better than last year’s Christmas.
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic clergyman, also joined the celebrations, waving to well-wishers as his motorcade made its way through town.
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