(20 Jan 2023)
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Al-Maghtas - 20 January 2023
1. Various of Jordan's Greek Orthodox Archbishop Christophoros Atallah and clergymen walking towards Jordan River during ceremony to commemorate baptism of Jesus Christ
2. Archbishop Atallah throwing crucifix into river
3. Various of clergymen on east bank of river
4. Various of people at other side of river
5. Various of Archbishop Atallah leading prayer
6. Various of people attending ceremony
7. Archbishop Atallah and priests praying, immersing tree leaves into water from the river
8. People attending ceremony
9. Archbishop Atallah releasing pigeon
10. People attending ceremony
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Athanasius Kakish, archimandrite:
“God sanctified the water and the nature of the water became sacred, so all Christians make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Today our heart dances with joy because we are in this region. The whole world is looking at Jordan today with the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River.”
12. Archbishop Atallah blessing clergymen with water from Jordan River
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Walid Marji, Jordanian pilgrim:
“Of course, we feel now, after the end of the coronavirus (pandemic), that life has returned again and we hope and pray for peace, for love, for Jordan’s prosperity and for peace to prevail throughout the world.”
13. Wide of Jordan River
STORYLINE:
Orthodox Christians celebrated on Friday the annual ceremony that marks the baptism of Jesus Christ by the River Jordan on Friday.
More than 2,000 worshippers gathered at the Al-Maghtas area on the river, where Christians believe Jesus was baptised.
Jordan's Greek Orthodox Archbishop Christophoros Atallah blessed clergymen and worshippers with water from the river.
UNESCO has designated the area on the eastern bank of the river, where the baptism is believed to have taken place, as a World Heritage site.
The spot is close to where the River Jordan flows into the Dead Sea and is considered the third most important site in Christianity after the Church of the Nativity and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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