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  • Cleaning turns into a broom-brawl at the Church of the Nativity

    MSNBC.com
    Dec 28 2011


    Cleaning turns into a broom-brawl at the Church of the Nativity


    Armenian clergymen scuffle with police and Greek Orthodox clergymen
    during the annual cleaning of the Church of Nativity, the
    traditionally accepted birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank
    town of Bethlehem, Dec.28. Several hundred clergy of different
    Christian sects, as well as some faithful, pitch in to clean the
    entire church, one of the oldest in the world, but with special care
    taken not to overstep one's boundaries and delicate cleaning
    responsibilities. The entire church is swept, dusted, cleaned with
    kerosene and covered in sawdust to soak up the flammable liquid as the
    church is cleaned of all the dirt accumulated in the past year and
    made ready for the next year's onslaught of pilgrims, clergy and
    tourists.

    This annual cleaning of the holy site, turned into a brawl as Armenian
    Orthodox and Greek Orthodox clergymen screamed at each other and beat
    each other with broomsticks inside the Church of the Nativity, when
    the sides accused each other of crossing into each other's territory.

    View Photos at http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/28/9768080-cleaning-turns-into-a-broom-brawl-at-the-church-of-the-nativity



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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