Picture of Orthodox priest with candle in a ceremony in the rotunda (Jerusalem, Israel)

Good Friday ceremony in the rotunda

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Jerusalem holds the holiest of places also for Christians: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the spot where Jesus was crucified and buried. It is the visitors rather than the church that make it feel like a holy site.
Next to the main door, there is a small door leading to the Greek Orthodox chapel. A small service in Arabic was under way as we entered, further stressing the complexity of the religious and racial groups in this capital of three monotheistic religions. The chapel is small, the voices murmur, the entourage sympathetic. Next door, the main entrance leads to a mosaic depicting the last hours of Jesus. Walking on brings you to the main hall holding the final resting place of Jesus. On Good Friday, it was packed, with a long line of christians waiting to briefly enter the central edicule, the Holy Tomb of Christ, where Jesus is supposed to lie. The rotunda seemed like a religious fair with different religious factions, Franciscans, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and others going about their business, on their way to the places they deemed most sacred. At times, an official would ask for space, and a procession of church clerics followed.
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