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Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

As hundreds of millions of Christians were ushering in the Christmas holiday, wrapping up a tumultuous year characterized by conflict and violence in many parts of the world, thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the biblical town of Bethlehem.

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  1. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    As hundreds of millions of Christians were ushering in the Christmas holiday, wrapping up a tumultuous year characterized by conflict and violence in many parts of the world, thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the biblical town of Bethlehem.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Christmas reborn in Bethlehem after pandemic years (opens Al-Monitor)

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    With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism has returned to Bethlehem after two years of Covid-related restrictions. Revered in Christian tradition as the birthplace of Christ, the town of Bethlehem welcomes thousands of…

  3. NBC News

    Christmas spirits lifted as Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic (opens NBC News)

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    Covid kept tourists away from the Biblical town in recent years, dampening celebrations.

  4. amNewYork

    The dark streets shineth again: Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits (opens amNewYork)

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    The biblical town of Bethlehem marked what was shaping up to be a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors expected to descend upon the

  5. France 24

    Christmas celebrations come back to Bethlehem after two years of Covid restrictions (opens France 24)

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    With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism has returned to Bethlehem after two years of Covid-related restrictions.

  6. CBS News

    Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits as thousands are expected to visit (opens CBS News)

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    Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Bethlehem celebrates Christmas as tourists return – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    After two years of muted celebrations due to the coronavirus, visitors returned to Bethlehem to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Pilgrims were taking part in traditional Christmas procession and midnight Mass.

  8. The Times of Israel

    Christmas reborn in Bethlehem with tourists back after pandemic, lifting spirits (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Crowds at biblical city, revered as Jesus's birthplace, still not at pre-COVID levels, but Palestinian Authority tourism minister says celebrations 'very different' from last year

  9. Breitbart News

    Celebrating the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem – Christmas 2022 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Christians worldwide celebrate Christmas today: the birth of Jesus Christ, born 4 B.C. in Bethlehem, five miles east of Jerusalem, in the nation of Israel.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits in West Bank (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.

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