On Orthodox Christmas Eve,Jan 6, Yared picked me up at 7:30 for the Christmas Eve service. The entire area around and in the church was a mass of pilgrims.
The service was projected on TV screens so that those not able to get in to get a close look could still see the service. The pilgrims chanted as they waited.
Yared was able, with patience, to get me in right above the service where three to four hundred priests participated.
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