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The third of the seven annual Biblical Jewish Pilgrimage Festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles leads up to 30,000 people from Israel and abroad, through Jerusalem's major holy sites. The celebrations begin in early morning and ends with a grand parade at dusk.
The festival is also know at sukkot and worth the trip. It holds both agricultural and religious connotations as Jews dwell in homemade booths, the "Sukkot", for these seven days in memory of the Israelites' dwelling in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt.
Wolrd wide known as the Lovers Day, Saint Valentine's Day began as a ritual remembrance of a recalcitrant priest back in third-century in Rome.
The Emperor Claudius II banned marriage because he thought single men would make better soldiers.
One passionate priest named Valentine, an early Christian martyr continued to wed young lovers.
Later imprisoned for his defiance, Valentine fell in love with a young girl who came to visit his cell.
Before his death, the priest wrote her a letter ... ... ... the first valentine.
Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week i.e. the week which recalls the last week of Jesus' earthly human life. Christians remember his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where later he would be arrested and crucified. In many churches the entry is commemorated by processions, with the congregation carrying symbolic branches of trees or palm leaves folded into the form of a cross.
A day of vigil culminating in the feast of the resurrection.
Christians reflect on The Last Supper, when Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples.
Maundy Thursday - also called Holy Thursday is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
The Last Supper
On this day, Christians remember the Last Supper. During the meal Jesus took bread and wine and shared them with his disciples. Christians continue to share bread and wine as part of their worship in church.
The Last Supper was probably a Passover meal - the meal which Jewish people share together to celebrate the time when God delivered Moses and the people from slavery in Egypt.
The night of Maundy Thursday is the night on which Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane.
This is the most important festival of the Christian year, as it is when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Christians gather together on Easter Sunday for a Sunrise Service. This service takes place on a hill side so everyone can see the sun rise.
Some Christians take part in an Easter vigil, lighting a new fire outside the church early on Sunday morning. The Paschal candle, decorated with studs to celebrate Christ's wounds, may be lit from the fire and carried into the church where it is used to light the candles of the worshippers. The Easter Eucharist is a particularly joyful service. It is a popular time for baptisms and renewal of baptism vows.
Some churches have an Easter Garden. A stone is placed across the mouth of a tomb before Easter, then rolled away on Easter morning.
This holy day of the Patron Saint of England celebrates English culture and history. St George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Romans' torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. The popularity of St George in England stems from the time of the early Crusades when it is said that the Normans saw him in a vision and were victorious.
Assumption
Christian Catholic feast
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Orthodox Holyday
Feast of Hanukah
For one day only, Travelujah.com in partnership with The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding & Cooperation, The International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem and Neot Kedumim are sponsoring an on-site archaeological tour of where the story of Hanukah began; Modi'in. Join renowned archaeologist Dr. Shimon Gibson, author of the recent bestseller "The Last Days of Jesus", and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Jackson, to learn more about the Maccabean revolt, including a brief visit to the biblical landscape of Neot Kedumim, the recent excavations of several ancient Modi'in sites including Khirbet Midya, Khirbet Hamman and Titura Hill, sacred texts related to the story of Hanukah, and the canonization process of the Hebrew canon.
Date: December 13, 2009 / Time: 11:00 am - 5 pm
Departure location: Jerusalem - Binyenei Hauma / Price: 180 shekel
To reserve your bus seat, please call 052-744-4033 or click here
