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| That "little town of Bethlehem" as it looks now |
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According to wikipedia, the 1972 movie Jesus Christ Superstar was shot in the ruins of Avadat (or Ovdat or Obodat), Israel. Avadat (in The Negev in map) was the most important historic city on the Incense Route after Petra, Jordan (see blog The Tale of 2 Maps). The musical
was about the last 7 days of Christ's life on earth. Here in Gulu, Catholics observe the Ash Wednesday and the color of the ash is gray while back home
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| Marker to the Nativity |
it is pitch black. I have not been to Avadat but while here in Africa, I had the great chance to travel to the places where Jesus was born, suffered and was buried. Here is a
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| Entrance to the manger |
loose chronology in pictures. The actual places of the stations of the cross are marked in the many alleys where the shops are now located in Jerusalem.
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| Where the manger was |
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| Where the Holy Sepulcher is |
Can we listen to the rock of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the Holy Week?
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| Map of the Way of the Cross |
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Find the markers in the shopping alleys of Jerusalem
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was about the last 7 days of Christ's life on earth. Here in Gulu, Catholics observe the Ash Wednesday and the color of the ash is gray while back home 
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