JERUSALEM: HUNDREDS OF ORTHODOX CHURCH CHRISTIANS CLELEBRATE EASTER BY LIGHTING CANDLES AT THE HOLY FIRE SERVICE IN JERUSALEM

Record ID: 590775

  • Title: JERUSALEM: HUNDREDS OF ORTHODOX CHURCH CHRISTIANS CLELEBRATE EASTER BY LIGHTING CANDLES AT THE HOLY FIRE SERVICE IN JERUSALEM
  • Date: 14th April 2001
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (APRIL 14, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV DELEGATION FROM THE ORTHODOX CHURCH ARRIVING AT THE HOLY SEPULCHRE SQUARE, OUTSIDE THE CHURCH 0.05 2. SV CHRISTIAN WOMEN IN CROWD WATCHING THE DELEGATION ARRIVING 0.06 3. TV DELEGATION ENTERING CHURCH AFTER SPEAKING TO SECURITY OFFICER 0.15 4. LV PEOPLE DANCING AND CELEBRATING IN THE SQUARE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH 0.19 5. SV PEOPLE DANCING, PLAYING TAMBOURINE AND DRUMS 0.26 6. MCU WOMAN STANDING WATCHING 0.28 7. SLV DELEGATION ARRIVING OUTSIDE CHURCH 0.36 8. MCU OF ANOTHER WOMAN PILGRIM 0.40 9. SLV PEOPLE COMING OUT OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CHURCH, ONE YOUTH WITH BURNING CANDLE, RUNS AHEAD, DOWN STREET 0.49 10. SV PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF CHURCH WITH BURNING CANDLES, SOUNDS OF CHURCH BELLS 1.02 11. MCU OF MORE PEOPLE CARRYING CANDLES COMING OUT OF CHURCH 1.07 12. CU ONE MAN LIGHTING CANDLE FROM THE FLAME OF ANOTHER 1.11 13. SV OF MAN LIGHTING CANDLE IN GLASS BOWL AS HE COMES OUT OF CHURCH, ANOTHER MAN BLOWING FLAME OUT 1.23 14. MCU ELDERLY MAN EXTINGUISHING FLAME 1.28 15. SV MORE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF CHURCH IN PROCESSION WITH CANDLES 1.38 16. MCU WOMAN AND MAN STANDING WITH BURNING CANDLES 1.45 17. SV CROWD WITH CANDLES, PAN UP FRONT OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CHURCH 1.54 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 29th April 2001 13:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA6RS9WIPK4H9LVLLGDSODW5Q4Q
  • Story Text: Hundreds of Orthodox church Christians have celebrated
    Easter by lighting candles at the Holy Fire Service in
    Jerusalem.



    Orthodox Christians marked Holy Saturday with the Holy
    Fire Ceremony in Jersualem's Holy Sepulchre on Saturday (April
    14).

    Before the ceremony, hundreds of Christian pilgrims and
    local residents gathered outside the church, many of them
    dancing and singing and playing drums.

    According to Christian tradition, the Ceremony marks
    Jesus' resurrection after his crucifixion.

    Christians believe that the church of the Holy Sepulchre
    is built on Jesus' tomb. They believe that, when Jesus
    ascended to Heaven, a spontaneous burst of fire broke out from
    the tomb.

    Today, worshippers mark this outburst by lighting candles.

    The priest lights a candle first, then passes the flame
    for the person next to him to light his.

    The ceremony is held on the second day of the Orthodox
    Easter, a day before Easter Sunday.




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