BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...
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BETHLEHEM, Pa ... Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the "putz," a Nativity scene that tells the story of ...
Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To ...
Moravian missionaries named the Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem after the biblical birthplace of Jesus on Christmas Eve in 1741. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas s ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on ...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741 ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To me, this is Christmas — looking at these candles ...
Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem ... candles by hand as a symbol of the light that Jesus brought to the world and a ...