waiting for the sunrise of bethlehem stars, representatives of the catholic faith are preparing for the of the nativity of christ. a bright day in the religious calendar anticipates advent, and tomorrow is christmas eve for believers. broadcast of ceremonial services from. also on our christmas broadcast on december 24 at 22:20 on the belarus tv channel there is 1 broadcast of the service from the archcathedral church of the blessed virgin mary at 005 on the first button. a word from the head of the catholic church, pope francis and footage of the festive service straight from the vatican. december 25 at 8:50 on tv channel belarus 1 archbishop joseph stanevsky will wish the faithful a merry christmas, and at 17:15 the belarus 3 tv channel will take viewers to the vatican to hear the message and blessing of pope francis to the city and the world. in belarus, the spiritual revival prize gives a special meaning to the christmas holidays. and on the eve... what else will you remember about this week? yulia alferova will tell you. they say on new year's eve that you won't want to, even when

catholics, with all the efforts of their incoming christians, awaken to the light the sustrast of the bethlehem star... the holy lord of god. the most important events in the world will happen in the evening, and what happens in the cassels at once, menavita and these events. we will tell and show people at the entrance to this bozhaga house whom we now know. we know each other in the kascel, one of the youngest kascels in the capital, this kascel of matsi bozhaj butslauskaya. and here comes the end of the bliss, which is illuminated by the adrazu of two moments, geta the end of advent and... velmi rare, kali aposhnyaya nyadzela advent falls on the adzin day with kutstsya, there sennaya in the layouts of the cascelau, one might say, a parade of prosperity, and here on the stone gurtsy іkh on the day of the day elykh tra, hellish shmat of cananical dzeyas, at the kascelo maci božaja butšłaška ruled the inconspicuous process of the sasvet. sennya yashche is not holy, only the dust and the yago and you are no less, seeing how the wealth of people has gone to the bliss, the animal farm, here is a new ch

the center of this square, the tallest spruce tree, sixteen meters high, on which the famous bethlehem staregins from this moment the celebration of christmas in palestine, which about... is included in two stages: from the 24th to the 25th we celebrate christmas from the sixth to jan. 7. there is no snow in palestine, of course not, it’s just the whole association with this spruce with... a lot of money and such unusual cymbals are only here in the stores, i’ll also try to play them, victoria popletnikova plays, it’s a joke, it’s played, but the soul of blueok is people, and well, it’s based on the principle of these fire shows, yes, these yes, this is what the fire show is, maybe someone will grow up with us and... film acting, learning, unpredictable questions, ceramics, mine first question for your team, tell us, please, to which part of the bicycle are the wheels, pedals, saddle and handlebars attached, more than 100 tons, what fruits are used in the famous annual spanish culinary festival on the last wednesday of august. the ancient greek goddess of justice themis is always depicted t

you will definitely not see ukrainian carolers without the octagonal star of bethlehem, because it isn attribute of christmas, a symbol of birth and light there are no limits to the creativity of modern masters, on the current christmas stars and scenes from the nativity scene, the ukrainian military. there are enough people willing not only to purchase, but also to make their own. i tried to make such a star for the first time on my own, and to be honest, the experience is really very impressive and pleasant, because it is so... a return to our roots, i think our ancestors also found some outlet in this, a dinner of 12 fasting dishes and a candle on the table, which calls to the souls of relatives, there is also our unique... christmas symbol, maybe because of the war, but ukrainians began to be more interested in their identity. almost 200 spectators gathered at the lecture of ethnologist anna nikolayva on ukrainian christmas symbols at the capital's courage bazaar. we were so busy with other things that we didn't pay attention, we didn't have time to delve into it. now the full-sca

the star of bethlehem is about to set for millions of believers across the planet.arusians of the western christian wing will also join the christmas celebrations. in the new issue of the spiritual and educational project the power of faith, a pre-holiday interview with a representative the second largest denomination in belarus, catholic. belief in christmas when in certain regions. supolnastsi, for god eats us, christ springs into his head whole, so that he can eat us. what were broken, what were disintegrated, and there i wish for myself and my skin that these saints would become joyful saints, that we would be able to look at the joy of the future, for our forest and our life the meetings are ruined for the future, and i long for this future she was kind to us for the skinner. about christmas and not only, watch the new episode of the tv program the power of faith, today at 15:45. tomorrow at 7:30 am on tv channel belarus 3. when the profession is the calling of the best young investigators of the capital were honored in minsk. this year, these are nine employee

“the bright light of the star of bethlehem calls all believers to the most wonderful christian holidayit fills the heart with great joy and hope, inspires to do good deeds, teaches to show compassion and love for one's neighbor." these words begin the merry christmas greeting from the president of belarus. christmas is a time for sincere prayer in church and sincere family evenings, long-awaited children's gifts and established charity, summing up. may the wonderful atmosphere of these days become an inexhaustible source of spiritual strength for the coming year - noted the head of state. in the vatican, according to tradition, the main celebrations were held in st. peter's cathedral, christmas. diplomats of belarus and russia arranged an unexpected, but very pleasant gift, the premiere of the song merry christmas took place in moscow. lyricist: the iron lady of russian diplomacy, maria zakharova, famous for music. composer leonid shirin, and our young star ksenia goletskaya became the voice of the union state, how an unexpected idea grew into a union project. derya belousovo-petrovska

in anticipation of the star of bethlehem, western christians celebrate christmas eve, as do festive services in churches. christmas celebrations in europe are under threat. terrorist attacks were planned in austria, germany and spain. national referendum on moldova's accession to the eu. with such a pro-european policy, sando is going to be re-elected for a second presidential term. new year's hits from the trumpet orchestra. festive music marathon on komarovka, every day with a new program. today there was a telephone conversation between the presidents of belarus and azerbaijan. during the conversation, the heads of state discussed the main issues of the development of bilateral relations, the situation in the region, and the topic of joint work within multilateral platforms. alexander lukashenko also once again warmly congratulated his colleague ilham aliyev on his birthday. in a message sent to the president of azerbaijan, the head of the belarusian state also congratulated ilham aliyev on his successful presidency. in the non-aligned movement and noted: the strategic partnership between

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nicholas, the eight-pointed star was forbidden, because the so-called star of bethlehem, it was forbidden, then on all soviet new year holidays the tongue attribute was a heavy red star, the delicate product will have to make many paths. here he got into kyiv store. natalochka is glad, she will not go home empty-handed. if we take the first christmas tree decorations, there were even images of stalin, and images of lenin, marx and other totalitarian leaders there. when in the 60s, the soviets were able to send people. well, in space, these rockets immediately appear, during khrushchev's time , corn became the queen of the fields, christmas tree decorations also appeared with corn, the soviet intelligentsia, professors, engineers, future employees of enterprises, working employees gathered here. new year unites everyone, the holiday becomes national, it becomes a tradition. ukrainian traditions, did the new year succeed in replacing christmas? this special operation of the kgb was called "block", the special services of the ussr accused the participants of anti-soviet activities, in partic

the dwelling light of the star of bethlehem, in everyone's heart, a light of purity, warmth and kindnessly lives, a fairy tale, like a dream, enters our house and lights candles, the snow quietly swirls outside the window, in this magical one. evening, may the shining light of the star of bethlehem ignite in every heart a spark of purity, integrity and goodness in the soul , at christmas, at christmas, a miracle awaits again, at the hour of magic our smiles will be filled with light, we warm our hearts with our faith, always remember this, may your light shine. the bitlien star, a light of purity will light in every heart, warmth and goodness will be preserved in the soul, christmas, christmas, a miracle lives on in the note. that shining light of the mithraevo star, in every heart, will burn a light of purity, will preserve warmth and goodness in the soul, christmas. lives, the shining light, of the bythleen star, in every heart it will light a flame of purity, it will preserve warmth and goodness in the soul, at christmas, at christmas the miracle lives, at christmas, at christmas it h

in anticipation of the star of bethlehem, western christians celebrate christmas.

connected with the birth of jesus christ, because the first, miraculous birth was announced by the star of bethlehem. similar products as well common in other christian cultures as christmas decorations, for example, there is such a star of herngutsk. it is believed that the first moravian star was made in the 1930s in a school for boys in saxony, and the star had 110 rays. the star is one of the symbols of the folk ritual. caroling, which takes place after the holy supper or the first day of christmas after the service ends in the church, people walked with the nativity scene, with the star on the catwalks, with songs, greeted the hosts and also at the same time had an actual eight-pointed star like ours the most characteristic, goat masks and the like, and it is assumed, by the way, that walking with a star originated already in pre-christian times, others attribute it to the 18th century. century, when the students of kyiv-mohyla women went, well, then the content, the tradition spread to the villages, that ’s what is very interesting, in fact, that we always say that these are all traditions, we

different techniques they created this ornament, and these christmas stars, they symbolize the star of bethlehem us. who showed the sages from the east the way to god, who came down here to earth in order to be with us, once this was the practice in soviet times of people on parade, well, to bring them out , to drive them a little, you know, we are the stars, when we started, we understood , that people don't need to be coaxed or anything, people come by themselves, they join in, they... craftsmen did it not only here in lviv, we went to crimea with master classes, because from crimea to us. from the ukrainian gymnasium , after seeing it on the internet, they asked us to help them, the masters went there, i could not go there, because at that time i went to the vatican with the stars, that is, we already have a big, big history of our , and in the crimea, in simferopol, there was simply a procession of stars, in simferopol, in the central part of simferopol, you know, i just know that with such methods... with such beauty , we can bring a lot of people to us, well, of course, you will not intere

the king of salvation was born on earth in bethlehem our. rest my soul, in the manger of the born king christ. seeing the unusual movement of an unknown new star had recently shone brighter than the lights of heaven, the wise men realized that christ was born on earth, the king of our salvation in bethlehem. my soul, god, who inspired worship accepted where is the newborn child, asked the wise men, the king whose star appeared, because we came to worship him. then the possessed herod the god-fighter was alarmed and planned to kill christ. magnify my soul, the star announced by the wise men. where is the newly born child, asked the wise men, the king, whose star appeared, because we came to worship him. then the possessed herod the god-fighter was worried and planned to kill christ. my soul, pure virgin and only mother of god, who gave birth to christ, the king. herod accurately found out the time of the dawn, under the guidance of which the magi in bethlehem worship christ with with gifts, led by her to their homeland, they left the ferocious child-killer ridiculed. vahva, the shepherds, came to worship christ, who was born in bethlehem. herod

catholics are waiting for the rising star of bethlehem, representatives of the confession are preparing the holiday of the nativity of christ. a bright day anticipates advent, and tomorrow is christmas eve. what feelings and emotions fill this event and how to prepare for the holiday in order to meet it with a pure soul and an open heart. he told a television news agency in an exclusive interview. this year marks 800 years, when for the first time saint francis of ossi, let’s say, was inspired by the holy spirit and also saw the desire of the people, because they came, they heard about the birth of jesus christ at christmas, but he saw that they did not have that joy, he invited his the villagers, so that they would come, also bring, bring. francis and footage of the festive service from the vatican. on december 25 at 8:50 am on the belarus tv channel, one archbishop joseph stanevsky will congratulate the convicts on the nativity of christ, and already at 17:15 belarus 3 tv channel will take viewers to the vatican to hear message and blessing from the pope. christmas traditions are stri

above, a clear star shone, the whole world was sown. in bethlehem, now the news, the pure virgin, gave birth to a son. i swaddled the naslah, among the sickles, the seeds rested, god did not embrace them, they are already cherubs, the glory is sung, the angelic choirs greet the lord, the poor shepherd carries what he can to give. child of god, and the bright star of the world wails, the messiah brings joy and happiness, to bethlehem hurry everyone now, welcome god in the little child. mother mary cares for her son, joseph , an old woman, warms the diapers, and the king of the universe is in pain and suffering, bless us for a better fate, dear jesus, we are not rich, we cannot give gold and... but we carry a more valuable gift than peace, this is the faith of the heart, this is sincere love, look with your sincere eyes, son of god, on our land, on ukraine, a great gift has come down from heaven, so that they may be glorified forever, not in bethlehem... i have news, pure virgin gave birth to a son, in bethlehem, now news, pure virgin, gave birth to a

catholics await the rising of the star of bethlehem. representatives of the confession are preparing for the holiday of the nativity of christ. a bright day anticipates advent, and tomorrow is christmas. christmas eve, what feelings and emotions fill this event and how to prepare for the holiday in order to meet it with a pure soul and an open heart. the head of the catholic church in belarus, archbishop joseph stanevsky, spoke in an exclusive interview with a television news agency. this year marks the 800th anniversary of the first time st. francis of ossis, he so, he was inspired by the holy spirit and also saw the desire of the people. because they came , they heard about the birth of jesus christ on christmas, but he saw that they did not have that joy, he invited his villagers to come, also bring, bring, some goats, some sheep, some chickens, that’s it they created, when a person creates, when he participates in this, visualizes everything, yes, he will better feel this situation, the moment when jesus was born. broadcasts of cath

can't reach the star of bethlehem. the gas war stole christmas in the european union.ver the holiday break. to protect churches and synagogues. 30 million euros will be sent to families who find themselves in the anti-semitic red zone. save money during christmas and live in energy-saving mode paris, the champs-elysees were illuminated with eco-friendly lights, which turn into a pumpkin by 12 o'clock. shan lisa, the 24-hour illumination shines exclusively on december 24 and 31. due to high inflation , the germans are ready to shell out no more than 252 euros for gifts; the government of the bundestag has made the ultimate consumer. the policy is to save on everything except the military bloc and blame moscow for all mortal sins. non-trivial economic life hacks of the old world in the material of olga davidovich. european christmas is under threat, under the threat of terrorist attacks. just in time for the opening of traditional christmas markets in the old world, israel sent out a letter to twenty to european leaders with a chilling warning: the gas war has fueled ter

heights lights i went to check out the place that's spreading joy of christmas brighter than the star bethlehemould you have if you were to able to outshine your neighbors? this exclusive i diecious edition i tom shillue take you to world famous dyker heights brooklyn for a street side look at santa's snowman and bidenomicly high electric bills. this one here is classy this house is owned by martha stewart of brooklyn. these guys their heads turn. it is like there's security or something. got a snow globe here. it really looks like it's snowing doesn't it? howhow about this one they've gt music, can you hear it? i don't know how they do it must be some a.i. program or something. how much ice cream are you selling versus how much hot chocolate? hot chocolate ice cream 2.70 gets right down to business how do you say merry christmas in french? >> i like this one it is very subtle. it is the reason for the season -- birth of the big guy. like windshield wipers on a bus they never line up. see these green lights i was trying to think of something funny to say about it and green from muscular dystrop

bethlehem. as richard engel reports people are paying for peace more than ever. >> reporter: the christian faithful believe a starsemen to bethlehem. this year the wise men would find the little town closed. christmas celebrations are officially canceled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza. in manager square, no treanor lights. instead, a crest shows baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims in gaza. bethlehem is in the west bank, the people here are palestinians. gaza is only 60 miles away. richard, a palestinian christian owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. >> and a lot of your carvings are the nativity season. >> this is what represents bethlehem. >> he said he'd normally see up to 10 bus loads of visitors during the holiday season. >> when is the last time you had a customer? >> the 6th of october, the day before the war. and 7th to today, zero business. >> reporter: at his home we met his wife and daughters. no wreath or presents this year. 9-year-old sophia said the holiday isn't about toys anyway. >> we didn't even decorate anything because

not reach the star of bethlehem. the gas war stole christmas in the european union. a terrorist tsunami over the holiday break. 30 million euros will be allocated for the protection of churches, synagogues and mosques that find themselves in the anti-semitic red zone. saves money on christmas and lives in energy saving mode paris. eco-friendly lights illuminated the champs-elysees, which turn into pumpkins at 12 o'clock. chances lisa, the 24-hour illumination is shining. on december 24 and 31, due to high inflation, 252 euros are not the germans are ready to shell out more for gifts, the government of the bundestag has made it an extreme consumer, this is the policy, it saves on everything except the military bloc and blames moscow for all mortal sins. non-trivial economic life hacks of the old world in the material of olga davidovich. european christmas is under threat, under the threat of terrorist attacks, right before the opening of traditional christmas parties. sleeping cells may become active in the very near future. and now europe is on high alert as city ​​c

. >> the star of bethlehem. oh, i think that's the name of it. >> yeah. i don't know.orite one. i like the'sm all. >> pete: i like them all. see what can you glean from that one right there. so bing crosby as you know sang white christmas. great christmas song. i'm dreaming of a. >> of a white christmas ♪ >> pete: there you go. he knows it. you know he knows> it. nat king cole had a very famous record. chestnuts roasting. >> i loved that one, yeah. >> pete: on an open fire. you have to resolve who is number one in this debate. did s. it team bing or team nat? >> tom: wow, which is it going to be?il go to michael. do you think bob and sally pick bing crosby or nat king cole? what do you think, michael? michael michael i was so thrown off by people not using bows. >> it's like a weird crazy reality. i know what i want to say but what do i think they say? i question myself. that's eanything that wrapped in a riddle. i thinrappk our good friends frm florida they are going to go bing crosby final answer. [cheers] >> tom: everybody thinks bing. we will find out after the bre

meanwhile, in bethlehem, a silent night on christmas eve after the war canceled celebrations there. richard engel reports. >> reporter: the christian faithful believe a star guided the three wisemen to bethlehem, carrying gifts of gold, franc en sense and myrh for christ. this year they would find the little town closed. christmas celebrations are officially canceled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza. in manger square there is no tree nor lights, instead a creche shows baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims in gaza. bethlehem is in the west bank, the people here are palestinians. gaza is only 50 miles away. richard, a palestinian christian, owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. >> a lot of your carvings are for obvious reasons the nativity scene. >> this is what represents bethlehem, this is where all the story started. >> reporter: he says he would normally see up to ten bus loads of visitors during the holiday season. >> when was the last time you had a single customer? >> well, it was on the 6th of october, just the day before the war. then from the 7th up to today it's zero bus. >>

bethlehem this year one of the holiest places in the world. as richard engel reports people there are praying for peace now more than ever >> reporter: the christian faithful believe a star guided the three wise men to bethlehem, carrying gifts of gold, frankincense, and mur for the newborn christ this year the wise men would find the little town closed. christmas celebrations are officially canceled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza in manger square there's no tree nor lights instead a baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims in gaza. bethlehem is in the west bank. the people here are palestinians gaza is only 50 miles away richard, a palestinian christian, owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. and a lot of your carvings for obvious reasons are of the nativity scene >> because this is what represents bethlehem this is where all the stories started. >> reporter: he said he'd normally see up to ten bus loads of visitors during the holiday season when was the last day you had a customer >> it was the 6th of october just before the day of the war and from the 7th up to today it's zero business >> reporter:

there are a lot of, pagan or not, the star on top reminds us of bethlehem but it is more a commercial thing. but every church has this kind of scene, somewhere. >> take us again through our little trip through the christmas octave. >> this year we are celebrating between sunday, the feast of the holy family and the following , excuse me, the epiphany and then the holy family. we have two saints that are american . the reason for saints day, it shows the day they died. there is no coincidence here, they just happen to have died. the first is st. elizabeth ann seton. she was a fascinating woman from the early 1800s, had five children raised episcopalian, quite wealthy, her husband was ill and eventually went bankrupt. she lost several of her children. during that time in italy she found catholicism and was helped by some sisters , came back to the united states and found a vincentian order and they are mainly a teaching and hospital order. people in the bay area would know seton hospital, it was named after her. >> that was her married name . and she died on january 4th and was canonize

and on its top , according to tradition, they place the star of bethlehem, which was lit in honor of days a year, on the eve of great church events an all-night vigil is celebrated... a vigil marked by a solemn service, every time we come to church, and leave it with renewed thoughts and feelings , with joyful with all our hearts, we invite you to our worship service. in addition to holy easter and the twelve feasts, the great non-twelfth holidays are also celebrated in the church tradition. on october 14, christians perform a service in honor of the intercession of the most holy theotokos. on january 14 they celebrate the circumcision of the lord, which coincides with the national old new year, on june 24 the birth of john the baptist, and on june 29 they commemorate the apostles peter and paul. on september 11, believers remember the beheading of st. john. all these holidays belong to the week of the tenth. dear friends, now, with the help of our program, simple holidays, you understand perfectly. in the liturgical year in the sequence of church holidays, by the way, this is not on

. >> yes, it was the star of bethlehem which shown so brightly. >> reporter: but this christmas we arean abundance of new visions from the skies. jupiter and its rings, 385 million miles away. the carina nebula, 7,500 light years away. the phantom galaxy, 32 million light years away. and the deepest regions of space, 13 billion light years away. these pictures come from the james webb space telescope, which lifted off on christmas day two years ago. >> lift-off, james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. >> reporter: in 1989, nasa began thinking about a successor to the hubble telescope. the new machine would have massive gold-plated lenses that could detect infrared light invisible to our eyes, but capable of passing through dust and gases from 100 times farther into the universe. the webb would also be much bigger than the hubble, three stories tall and 70 feet wide. too big to fit into any existing rocket. nasa's solution? fold it up. how complex is this unfolding process? >> you have single point failures. this has to move this way. there is only one of them. web

bethlehem are canceled in solidarity with the people of gaza. and chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the latest. >> reporter: christian faithful believe a starded the three wise men to bethlehem carrying gifts of cold, frankincense and myrrh for the newborn christ. this year the wisemen would find the little town closed. christmas celebrations are officially canceled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza. in manger square, there is no tree nor lights. instead baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims of gaza. beth will last help is in the west bank. the people here palestinians. gaza is only 50 miles away. richard, a palestinian christian, owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. a lot of your carvings are for obvious reasons of the nativity scene. >> you about a this is what represents bethlehem, this is where all the story started. >> reporter: he said he'd normally see up to ten bus loads of visitors during the holiday season. when was the last time you had a single customer? >> on 6 of october just the day before the war. and from the 7th up to today, zero business. >> reporter:

chapter 2 says this, after jesus was born in bethlehem in the days 6 her rodw thorshipe king, wise men came fm where is he is born king of the jews. we saw his starit rose and went to worship him. you of bethlehem, no by the least of rulers from judah, for come you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people israel. bringing inot n visitors all ovr the world, born not in a palace, not in the pinnacle of human power, but in a manger, it reveals his humility and his love for us. pete: amen. say a quick prayer for us. >> let's pray. thank you, god, for the gift of christmas, incarnation, god become man here at this spot 2000 years ago. we pray this in the name of your son jesus christ. eye men. pete: amen. haven'tly mary and joseph made thare e 90-mile journey north bk to the home town of nazareth where jesus would spend his youth.e vi we're in thellag modern-day nazareth, town of 800,000, mostly arab muslims. 2000 years ago, nazareth the village of jesus would be 100 village of jesus would be 100 people this iswh mary's well we they believe the spring was in nazareth. if we want to find what it looked like ins. >> 's time. we can't go under grou

interpretation if you want to imagine the child being dead or alive, the star and the christmas story guides the 3 wise men to bethlehem and has been recreated here, but now reflects the realities of israel's bombardment. the host i'm still home because these are the 3 wise man who of prostate expensive gifts to baby jesus. instead, they are holding white coffins. this represents the world leaders who instead of helping people and gaza all sending them coughing for 12 months ago. it was a different scene. this is thought of helping build festive carts for christmas parade. the to a different cities in the occupied west bank, bringing joy to children. this year. people in bethlehem want to remind the world their children are being killed, injured, stores, and displaced. this can be considered the most silent and turns of their often pop 3 out of jerusalem to then it to be turned in by. i'm usually when he arrived secure. this is basically the announcements of the beginning of the christmas celebrations today. the assignments can be heard during the patry arc with the coffee, radio journalist george. i know, as he says h

people in bethlehem want to remind the world their children are being killed, injured, stars, and displaced. this can be considered the most silent and turns of their often pop 3 out of jerusalem student activity term by i'm usually when he arrived secure. this is basically the announcement of the beginning of the christmas celebrations today. the assignments can be heard during the patry arc with the coffee radio journalist george. i know, as he says, he wanted to emphasize the jesus was native to the land just like them. we're here to pay but also to ask the address for the as far as his body is not enough, we have just these uh uh, visa status and then the to turn the page because virus, jeanette, it's only violence and the message of christmas is not violence. is peace unless any and say the 1st day of peace will be the last of israel's occupation. me that but he does eat on bethlehem the occupied westbank. we're going to bring in time will come with he's a specialist in conflict resolution to monetary and aid is also an assistant professor of public policy. the doha institute of gradua

jesus was born in bethlehem, judy, in the days of herod the king, behold wise men from the east came to jerusalem saying, where is he who has been born king of the jews? for we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. and you, bethlehem and the land of judah are by no means least among the rulers of judah. four from you shall come. a ruler who will shepherd my people. israel. even at his birth, he was bringing in visitors from all over the world. born not in a palace, not in the pinnacle of human power, in a manger. it reveals his humility and his love for us. just say a quick prayer for us. let's pray. thank you, god, for the gift of christmas, the incarnation. god become man. here at this spot, 2000 years ago, we pray this in the name of your son. jesus christ. amen. amen. eventually, mary and joseph made the 90 mile journey north back to their hometown of nazareth, where jesus would spend his youth. here we are in modern day nazareth, a town of 800,000, mostly arab muslims. 2000 years ago, nazareth, the village of jesus, would have been maybe 100 people. this is mary's. well, where they believe the spring was in nazareth. if we want to find what it look

. >> reporter: the christian faithful believe a star guided the three wise men to bethlehem, carrying gifts of gold, frankincense and mur for the newborn christ. this year, the wisemen would find the town closed. christmas celebrations are cancelled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza. in manger square, there's no tree nor lights. instead, a crest shows baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims in gaza. bethlehem is in the west bank. the people here are palestinians. gaza is only 50 miles away. richard, a palestinian christian owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. >> a lot of your carvings are obvious scenes of the nativity scene. >> this is what represents bethlehem, where the story starts. >> reporter: he said he would normally see ten bus loads of visitors during the holiday season. when's the last time you've seen any customers? >> on the 6th of october, the day before the war. and on the 7th up to today. it's zero business. >> reporter: at his home, we met his wife and daughters. no wreath or presents this year, 9-y

interpretation if you want to imagine the child being dead or alive, the star and the christmas story guides the 3 wise men to bethlehem and has been recreated here, but now reflects the realities of israel's bombarding the most. i'm staying home because these are the 3 wise man who of prostate expensive gifts to baby jesus. instead, they are holding white coffins. this represents the world leaders who instead of helping people and garza all sending them coughing for as, as 12 months ago, it was a different seems. this was thought of helping build festive carts for christmas parade. the to a different cities in the occupied west bank, bringing joy to children this year. people in bethlehem want to remind the world their children are being killed, injured, stores, and displaced. this can be considered the most silent and turns of their often pop 3 out of jerusalem to the, to the teachers from bethlehem. usually when he arrived secure. this is basically the announcements of the beginning of the christmas celebrations. today. the assignments can be heard during the patry arc with the coffee, radio journalist george. i kno

the stars drew nye to the northwest and bethlehem it took its rest. and there it did stop and stay right over the place where jesus lay. noel, noel, noel, born is the king of israel. the melody of "green sleeves" is so old it's impossible to date but we know queen elizabeth i danced to the melody and shakespeare mentioned it in the "merry wives of windsor." as with other carols, traditional music made a late marriage to sacred words. the english hymn william dicks composed these words under the title "the manger throne." what child is this who is laid to rest on mary's lap is sleeping. from angels greet, thy voices sweet, while shepherds watched for keeping. this is christ the lord, this is christ the king whom the shepherds guard and angels sing. haste, haste to bring him praise, the babe, the son of mary. why he lies in such a mean state where oxen and ass are feeding, the christians fear for sinners here, the silent words are pleading. this is the christ the king whom shepherds guard and angels sing. haste, haste to bring him praise, the babe the s

of vyflienska, a bright star, let it warm our souls. she, the whole world was sanctified by her, let her warm our souls, the whole world will be sanctified by her, in bethlehem, the son of god was born, great joy came to all people, the one who... lives not to sin, luckily appeared to people, the one who teaches not to sin, luckily appeared to people, the whole world is strewn with smiles, the whole world rejoices, generous tables are laid, wrapped in bright wrapping gifts, the streets sparkle with thousands of lights. the world is celebrating, carols are playing in ukrainian homes as well, where the strange news is passed down from generation to generation, and no enemy will be able to take away the joy of christmas from us. strange news, now a virgin has given birth to a son in bethlehem, mary is the only one. she gave birth in bethlehem, maria is the only one, not in the royal palace, but to draw boundaries, in the desert in a cave, everyone has to.

a clear star has shone in the sky, and our love shines with light, the wave of salvation has come to us, god of bethlehem born to water the earth with the sky connect, christ was born, glorify, christ was born, glorify, in a manger in a manger of seeds, the ruler, the king of the world, rested. so let us all go to him now, he is waiting for us to greet us, let us go to warm him with love, christ is born, praise, christ is born, praise. bless us, child of god, give us love now, no whole, power, hell can separate us from you, bless us, we are your children, christ is born, glorify. christ was born, glorify, bless us, we are your children, christ gave birth. hello, this is freedom. morning, informative radio liberty project, top guests every day, this is the ship district, kherson. turn on live. we are somewhere in the vicinity of bakhmut. we tell the main thing. on weekdays at 9:00. vasyl zima's big broadcast. two hours of airtime. two hours of your time. two hours to learn about the war and how the world lives. two hours to keep up with economic and sports news. two hours in the company of favorite presen

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if you want to imagine the child being dead or alive, the star and the christmas story guides the 3 wise men to bethlehem and has been recreated here, but now reflects the realities of israel's bombarding the host. i'm still home because these are the 3 wise man who referral to an expensive gift to baby jesus. instead, they are holding white coffins. this represents the world leaders who instead of helping people and garza all sending them coffee and the form for 12 months ago, it was a different scene. this is thought of helping build festive cards for christmas parade. the to a different cities in the occupied west bank, bringing joy to children this year. people in bethlehem want to remind the world their children are being killed, injured, stores, and displaced. this can be considered the most silent entrance of their life and pottery out of jerusalem to the teachers from bethlehem. usually when he arrives secure. this is basically the announcements of the beginning of the christmas celebrations. today. the assignments can be heard during the patry arc with the coffee, radio journalist george. i know

bethlehem. no room at the inn, an infant laid in a manger. shepherds sent by an angel to see him, a guiding star three kings beanng guiding star. three kings bearing gifts . saint francis of bearing gifts. saint francis of assisi is credited with putting on the first nativity play in 1223, having been given permission by the pope . permission by the pope. apparently his production featured a hay lined manger , a featured a hay lined manger, a donkey, an ox and a sermon about the baby jesus . renaissance the baby jesus. renaissance artists like leonardo, michelangelo , botticelli and michelangelo, botticelli and raphael all painted nativity scenes and so fixed images in everyone's minds. the appearance of the angel, the adoration of the shepherds and kings, the flight of the holy family out of danger and into egypt . danger and into egypt. historians debate every scrap , historians debate every scrap, of course, some speculating that it was only fiction added many decades after the crucifixion to satisfy early christian audiences keen to know the circumstance of the birth of their messiah . circu