Palestinians watched the Christmas convoy during Christmas celebrations in the West Bank City of Ramallah on Saturday.

The footage filmed on December 25 shows the convoy with elaborate floats featuring the nativity scene, angels, nutcrackers and other Christmas-themed decorations.

The video includes soundbites of attendees, organisers and the pastor of a local Christian church.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY:Ramallah, 25 December 2021. Palestinians watch the Christmas convoy during Christmas celebrations in West Bank City of Ramallah.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Suhad Nassar
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Father Abdullah July, pastor of the Melkite Roman Catholic Church in Ramallah
0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Bashar Solh, General Manager of Media Plus

STORYLINE:

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it.

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