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Two holy flames for Asian Games combined for torch relay

Two holy flames for Asian Games combined for torch relay

INCHON, South Korea - Two holy flames, lit separately in Inchon, South Korea, and New Delhi, India, for the Asian Games opening in the South Korean city in September are carried forward to be combined in a ceremony on Aug. 13, 2014, ahead of the start of a torch relay.

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Thousands attend Jerusalem Holy Fire ceremony

STORY: Thousands attend Jerusalem Holy Fire ceremony DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Thousands celebrated the traditional Holy Fire ceremony of blazing candles at Christianity's holiest site in Jerusalem to mark the eve of Orthodox Easter on Saturday. Tens of thousands of faithful have attended the ceremony in earlier years but coronavirus constraints severely limited attendance on the past two occasions. This year, joyous, shouting faithful crowded together unmasked, holding aloft wads of thin candles bound together to produce thick orange flames that danced inside the darkened Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The church is built on the site where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV) ****************************** STORY Thousands on Saturday celebrated the traditional "Holy Fire" ceremony of blazing candles at

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