Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem's Old City
Thousands of Orthodox Christians from many countries, such as Egypt and Eastern Europe, marched today in the last steps of Jesus, carrying crosses of all sizes, honoring a devout Good Friday Orthodoxy.
Believers crossed the Old City of Jerusalem following the Way of Martyrdom and stopping at stations in mikios to pray.
The Israeli authorities have developed significant security forces in the Old City, which is located in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian side has been annexed by Israel. However, despite the tension lately between Israelis and Palestinians, the situation today was quiet and the men of the security forces had taken more direct the movement of the faithful and tourists in the narrow streets of the city but to prevent any violence.
With great difficulty the huge crowd managed to reach the gates of the Holy Sepulchre.
"We pray for the whole community," he said Ilona 36chroni Otirmpa arrived in Jerusalem with a group from Sukhumi Abkhazia. "The Church of Georgia does not recognize our independence. Everyone is here praying about it," he added.
Cristina Salam, who came from Egypt with her parents and thousands of other believers, told AFP: "This pilgrimage does not do it from liability. It is the dream of all the (Coptic) Egyptians."
Catholics and Christians of other Western faiths celebrated Good Friday on March 25.
Thousands of Orthodox Christians from many countries, such as Egypt and Eastern Europe, marched today in the last steps of Jesus, carrying crosses of all sizes, honoring a devout Good Friday Orthodoxy.
Believers crossed the Old City of Jerusalem following the Way of Martyrdom and stopping at stations in mikios to pray.
The Israeli authorities have developed significant security forces in the Old City, which is located in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian side has been annexed by Israel. However, despite the tension lately between Israelis and Palestinians, the situation today was quiet and the men of the security forces had taken more direct the movement of the faithful and tourists in the narrow streets of the city but to prevent any violence.
With great difficulty the huge crowd managed to reach the gates of the Holy Sepulchre.
"We pray for the whole community," he said Ilona 36chroni Otirmpa arrived in Jerusalem with a group from Sukhumi Abkhazia. "The Church of Georgia does not recognize our independence. Everyone is here praying about it," he added.
Cristina Salam, who came from Egypt with her parents and thousands of other believers, told AFP: "This pilgrimage does not do it from liability. It is the dream of all the (Coptic) Egyptians."
Catholics and Christians of other Western faiths celebrated Good Friday on March 25.
