Det sker i Betlehem, Palæstina året igennem

Travlt — Greek Orthodox Christmas, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Greek Orthodox Christmas

  6.–7. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  The second Christmas of the season, on 6 and 7 January, with its own procession into the same square. Quieter than the Latin one and far easier to get near the church. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Armenian Christmas

  18.–19. jan.Jul & nytår

  The third and last Christmas, in the Armenian rite around 18 and 19 January. By the end of it the decorations have been up for a month and the town goes back to itself. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  18. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Bethlehem is a mixed town and the fast changes its daytime rhythm: shops open late, and the hour before the evening meal empties the streets completely before they refill. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Ramadan, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (18. feb. – 19. mar.)

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Holy Week and Easter

• Festival

  Holy Week and Easter

  29. mar. – 12. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligt

  Palm Sunday to Easter, with the Western and Eastern dates usually a week or so apart and pilgrims walking the road from Jerusalem for both. The busiest fortnight after Christmas. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (18. feb. – 19. mar.)

Travlt — Holy Week and Easter, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Holy Week and Easter (29. mar. – 12. apr.)

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. maj – 5. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Eid al-Adha brings several days of public holiday: shops and offices close for the first days, families visit relatives, and parks, pools and restaurants fill. Traffic is heavy and waits at checkpoints can be longer. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Holy Week and Easter (29. mar. – 12. apr.)

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Summer pilgrim lull

  15. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltLukket uden for sæsonen

  Between the Easter and autumn pilgrim seasons fewer tour groups come, so queues for the Grotto of the Nativity are shorter. Walking between sites in the midday sun is tiring; start early. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Adha (1. maj – 5. jun. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Summer pilgrim lull (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Summer pilgrim lull (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Al-Khader grape market

  1.–30. sep. · normaltHøst

  Each September the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce sets up a grape tent in Al-Khader, a village just south-west of town, where farmers sell the harvest along with raisins, grape molasses and local produce. Kilde ↗

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Olive harvest

  1. okt. – 20. nov. · normalt

  Families take a fortnight off to pick the terraces around Beit Jala and Battir and the presses run late into the night. Stand still near a tree and you will be handed a bucket.

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Olive harvest (1. okt. – 20. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Latin Christmas, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Latin Christmas

  24.–25. dec.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The patriarch's procession into Manger Square on the 24th and midnight mass in the Church of the Nativity, which is ticketed. The square is full from mid-afternoon and rooms go months ahead. Kilde ↗