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Two years of Bethlehem.

The lantern-lit streetscape, the stalls, the animals and the cast. Photographs from previous years — come and be part of the next one.

  • Two villagers and a Roman soldier in costume standing with a goat on a sunlit street
    Villagers, a Roman soldier, and a very patient goat.
  • A large illuminated JOY sign among palms, with paper lanterns and dried orange slices hanging above
    The Jesus Garden, under lanterns and dried oranges.
  • Visitors sitting on straw bales under strings of festoon lights after dark
    Straw bales and festoon lights along the street.
  • A man in costume at a carpenter's stall lined with hand-carved wooden spoons and bowls
    The carpenter's stall.
  • A baker in costume holding a piece of flatbread beside an outdoor oven
    Bread, baked on the night.
  • Villagers in costume at a market stall, one carrying a basket of bread
    A living, breathing Bethlehem streetscape.
  • Visitors resting on cushions and straw beneath hanging bunting, lit by a single lantern
    Somewhere to sit, out of the noise.
  • Two people in costume carrying woven baskets at night beside a stone archway
    The gates of the town.
  • A villager leading a goat on a rope across the grounds after dark
  • A framed passage about Jesus Christ propped on straw bales beside clay water jars
    Somewhere quiet to stop and read.
  • Hessian sacks and smooth white stones arranged on straw at a merchant stall
  • A man in Roman soldier costume standing beside the illuminated JOY sign
    One of the pesky Roman soldiers.
  • Two young people in costume sitting together on a straw bale
  • A villager and a Roman soldier in costume indoors before the performance
  • A hand-lettered sign reading "Hey kids, come and make your own leather bookmark" beside a market stall
    Something to make at nearly every stall.
  • Cast members in costume as shepherds and villagers during the performance
    The musical cast.
  • Three women in costume holding a baby in front of a star-lit backdrop
  • The nativity scene lit in gold on stage, with the audience silhouetted in front
    The final scene.

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