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Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
People gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on the day of the Holy Fire ceremony, in Jerusalem's Old City. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III arrives to celebrate the annual Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church, a day before Orthodox Easter. [John Wessels/AFP]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
A woman holds candles as people gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the day of the Holy Fire ceremony. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
The ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the 1,000-year-old rite takes place, was built over the site where Christian tradition says Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
The ceremony, when a flame which the faithful believe sparks miraculously each year is brought from the tomb, marks the most important event in the Orthodox calendar. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
Clutching candles, so the flame can be passed from one to another, pilgrims attended the church this year in reduced numbers. [John Wessels/AFP]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
In the past, about 10,000 worshippers would fill the church, with many more crowding outside, before the flame was flown to Orthodox communities internationally. [Jamal Awad/Reuters]
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem
Christians comprised 18 percent of the Holy Land population - today's Israel, occupied Palestinian territory and Jordan - when the State of Israel was created in 1948, according to the Latin Patriarchate, but now they are fewer than 3 percent, mostly Orthodox. [Jamal Awad/Reuters]
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