Bethlehem Christmans
Festival 2000
15 November 2000 - 19 January
2001
| 15 Nov. | Inaugural Event
The Bethlehem Christmas festival will commence sith street parades and Palestinian music and dance. |
| 16 Nov. | Opening of Glasgow Exhibition "the life of the Art of Christ" |
| 26 Nov. | Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI from Barcelona and the Capella Reial de Catalunya in a concert of Catalan and Sibil songs. |
| 26 Nov. - 19 Dec. | Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in the city of the Nativity is one of the highlights of the Christmas Festival featuring arts and crafts from all over Palestine. |
| 30 Nov. | Star Concert |
| 3, 10, & 17 December 2000 | |
| Advent Concert Series
Renowned conductors are invited to perform in the advent concerts series such as: The Cantigas, Joel Cohen & the Camerata Mediterranea Mohammed Briouel & the Arabo-Andalusian Orchestera of Fes. And Moteverdi's Vespers Gabriel Garrido & the Elyma Ensemble from Sicily and others |
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| 14 Dec. | Star Concert |
| 23 Dec. | A Concert by Santa Cecilia Academy of Rome |
| 24 Dec. | Catholic and Evangelical Churches of the Holy Land celebrate Christmas. Choirs of the World on Manger Square: Children's choirs from different countries will perform on Christmas Eve |
| 16 - 12 Oct. | Conference: Two Thousand Year History of Architectural Heritage. |
| 25 Dec. 2000 - 6 Jan. 2001, 13 Holy Nights Bethlehem | |
| Ten evenings of oriental and western music to celebrate
the Christmas season and Ramadan nights.
On Xmas Day and for the first night Bethlehem will welcome the pilgrims who have traveled 1,00 miles on the Journey of the Mag! Among the other highlights, a performance by world famous choir from the Basque Country (Spain), the Algerian singer Idir, Good News Church Choir and others. |
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| 31 Dec. 2000
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New Year's Eve Celebrations
Performance by the Orchestra National de Barbes and fireworks |
| 6 Jan 2001 | Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas |
| 18 Jan. 2001 | The Armenian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas. |
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The Bethlehem 2000 Project Authority Tel: (+972) 2 274224, Fax: (+972) 2 2742227 Email: info@bethlehem2000.org - Website: www.bethlehem2000.org |