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Religious Holidays

Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy days in Jerusalem — dates, closures, crowds and what each festival is actually like for a visitor.

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Worshippers raising blazing bundles of candles lit from the Holy Fire inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Orthodox Holy Saturday
Religious Holidays

Easter in Jerusalem: Holy Week Guide

Holy Week in Jerusalem, day by day — the Palm Sunday procession, Good Friday on the Via Dolorosa, and why the city keeps two Easters five weeks apart in 2027.

10 Sep 202619 min read
Worshippers in prayer shawls circle with palm-frond lulavim before the gilded Torah ark of the Hurva Synagogue during Hoshana Rabbah, seen through open doors
Religious Holidays

Jerusalem Religious Holidays: A Visitor’s Calendar

The Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy days that run Jerusalem — 2027 dates, what closes, when rooms double in price, and which weeks are worth planning a trip around.

9 Sep 202628 min read