Holy Fire descends in Jerusalem

The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, on the eve of Orthodox Easter.

The Holy Fire descended at 15:54 Tbilisi time.

Pilgrims from different countries of the world came to Jerusalem for the descent of the Holy Fire. Pilgrims from Georgia are among them.

The first records of the Holy Fire, which symbolizes the light that illuminated Christ’s tomb after the resurrection, dates back to the III century. The fire has been descending each Holy Saturday, on the eve of the Orthodox Easter, for many centuries.