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	Orthodox Pilgrims in Bethany for the Holy Week pilgrimage. On Lazarus Saturday (the day before Palm Sunday) everyone goes to Bethany (on the outskirts of Jerusalem) to commemorate the raising of Lazarus from the dead (prefiguring the resurrection of Christ on Easter, a week later).
	Part of the Lazarus Saturday procession.
	Pilgrims on a picnic in Bethany.
	The Holy Sepulchure. Known to the Orthodox as the Church of the Resurrection.
	Pilgrim waiting on a nearby rooftop for the Holy fire on Easter Saturday.
	More people (local Christians and Israeli soldiers) waiting for the Holy Fire.
	The fire is passed to the worshipers waiting outside the church.
	The fire is passed.
	The fire is carried to nearby churches.