Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

After my visit to the Kotel (Western Wall) I went to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to see what the Christians were up to. I spent most of my time with the Greek Orthodox and the Armenians, who are celebrating Palm Sunday while the rest of the world celebrates Easter. The most interesting part of the Church is the status quo arrangement used to help share the church between all the different Christian factions. The Greek Orthodox pictures are first, with the Armenians after them (in the gold robes). Best pictures from the Church are here.







P.S. I also wandered by a marching band that might have been the Arab/Christian/Israel version of the Boy Scouts. Not sure what they really were.


And here is a video of the entryway to the Church with the traditional anointing stone used for Jesus' burial.