#Erbil #Kurdistan #Christmas #eve ISIS can’t even touch our spirit of love and coexistence
Iraqi Christians Celebrate Christmas in Kurdistan
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by Mary Chastain26 Dec 20154
Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan were determined to keep their Christmas Christian traditions, even though attacks from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda have decimated the population.
The Royal Ankawa Hotel advertised Christmas buffets and celebrations, which included a visit from Santa Claus.
The Erbil Rotana Hotel hosted a Kermesse event for the refugees in Erbil. A Kermesse event is a celebration “on the anniversary of the foundation of a church (or the parish) and in honour of the patron.” The hotel also held delicious buffets for the families on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Christmas celebration in Qamishli -Rojava – Kurdistan…
The Erbil Rotana Hotel hosted a Kermesse event for the refugees in Erbil. A Kermesse event is a celebration “on the anniversary of the foundation of a church (or the parish) and in honour of the patron.” The hotel also held delicious buffets for the families on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
IPD’s Christians celebrating Christmas in Ankawa Erbil
#Christian celebrate #Christmas in #Kirkuk, the city which is being protected by #Peshmerga forces, south #Kurdistan
