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Easter sunrise rites span Jerusalem to California cross sites
The report describes Easter observances from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem where the Holy Fire and cross procession mark the day, to Rome’s Colosseum cross ceremonies. In the United States, open air sunrise services began on Mount Rubidoux and spread to California towns and beyond with large crowds.
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Colosseum
Rome
Near East Relief Orphanage
Syra
Greece
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D. C
Mount Rubidoux
Riverside
Calif
Heri
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
League of Communist Youths
Russia
Society of Militant Atheists
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Maj
Edward Keith-Roach
National Geographic Magazine
Christ
Orthodox Catholicon
Menian
Garden
Gethsemane
Mount Olivet
Italy
Santa Grace
Gerusalemme
United States
California
Junipero Serra
Jacob Riis
Denmark
Yuletide
Riis
Los Angeles Coliseum
Hollywood Bow
Tower of Legends
Glen
Sunday School of Medicine Park