Christmas Day 120 Years Ago

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Bethlehem. 25th December 1898: A man and a woman recreate the approach of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. At the time the city was ruled by the Ottoman Empire.

Christmas in Bethlehem

Pilgrims enter Bethlehem, the alleged birthplace of Jesus Christ, at Christmastime in the late 1800s.

100 Years Ago: Bethlehem at Wartime

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9th December 1917: Britain’s 4th Sussex Regiment photographed marching through Bethlehem days before Christmas.

The city was under Ottoman control until the end of the First World War the following year.