Palestine consists of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and has borders with Egypt, Israel and Jordan plus a long Mediterranean coast. The town of Bethlehem celebrates Christmas 3 times a year – on December 25 as per western tradition, on 6 January as per the Greek Orthodox Church and on 18 January as per the Armenians. | ![]() |

Gloria Anderlini The old shepherd stumbled across the threshold, bringing his two little lambs in out of the cold. Bundled tightly under his coat, close to his body, they...