The Nativity Trail 2009 The Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) and Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies proudly announce re-inaugurating the Nativity Trail from Nazareth to Bethlehem in 2009.
Now, 2000 years after the historic journey of Joseph and Mary, the modern city of Bethlehem invites you to make a symbolic and historic journey by walking Palestine's Nativity Trail. This walking trail was originally inaugurated in 1999. However, the route has been recently researched again and modified to suit the new changes on the ground Meeting the people while walking the Nativity Trail will be an opportunity to meet a diverse range of people: Franciscan priests on Mount Tabor, Muslim clerics at village mosques, Greek Orthodox monks in desert monasteries, hillside farmers and their families, small-town shopkeepers and craftspeople, Bedouin shepherds watering their flocks at ancient cisterns, and many more interesting people. The Nativity Trail is an opportunity to understand the Geopolitical situation in the Holy Land by observing it while walking through the valleys and mountains of Palestine. It gives the participants the chance to have a first hand experience of the situation on the ground. The Nativity Trial is not just a trip; it is a journey of dialogue, openness and interaction with new people. Participants will be able to understand the Flora and Fauna of Palestine and the Bible, and will be able to embrace the culture that lasted in Palestine for thousands of years. Dates: 12 Mar 2009 until 23 Mar 2009 23 Apr 2009 until 04 May 2009 08 Oct 2009 until 19 Oct 2009 29 Oct 2009 until 09 Nov 2009 12 Nov 2009 until 23 Nov 2009 13 Dec 2009 until 24 Dec 2009 ( Christmas Trail) For more information about the Nativity Trail please visit our website: www.atg.ps; www.sirajcenter.org You are most welcome, ATG and Siraj George S. Rishmawi Coordinator, Siraj, Center For Holy Land Studies Beit Sahour, Schoold Street P.O.Box 48 Palestine Email: geo...@sirajcenter.org abusal...@yahoo.com abusal...@gmail.com abusa...@p-ol.com Website: http://www.sirajcenter.org Tel: +972 2 274 8590 Fax: +972 2 274 8774 Mobile: 0599 180 872 USA number: 1 989 607 9480