{"id":64467,"date":"2015-12-19T21:09:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T19:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=64467"},"modified":"2015-12-19T21:33:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T19:33:12","slug":"christmas-tree-lighting-at-dama-rose-hotel-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=64467","title":{"rendered":"Christmas tree lighting at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA &#8211; A Christmas tree was lit on Saturday evening at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism Minister Bishr Yazigi said the lighting of the tree is a &#8220;message of peace for all Syrians of all denominations, particularly since Christmas and the Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad coincide this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Greek Orthodox Patriarchal Assistant Archbishop Luca al-Khoury said the lighting of the Christmas tree is an expression of joy, and that celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and the Prophet Mohammad at the same time shows coexistence and harmony among Syrians.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-64467 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Tree-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hazem Sabbagh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA &#8211; A Christmas tree was lit on Saturday evening at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus. 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