Jerusalem, Israel - December 26, 2010: A pilgrim lights a candle by the Edicula, place believed to be the tomb of Christ in Holy Sepulchre

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Jerusalem, Israel - December 26, 2010: A pilgrim lights a candle by the Edicula, place believed to be the tomb of Christ in Holy Sepulchre during a Greek Orthodox night mass. Greek mass starts at midnight every day. All privileges and duties, such as celebration of a mass, of all Christian denominations present in the church are arranged by over 160 years old rules and regulation decree - so called Status Quo.

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Location: Jerusalem
Photo credit: © Dominika Zarzycka / Alamy / Afripics
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