• Samaritan worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    Samaritan worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • Samaritan worshippers arrive to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    Samaritan worshippers arrive to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • The Samaritans are a community of a few hundred people living in Israel and in the Nablus area. AFP
    The Samaritans are a community of a few hundred people living in Israel and in the Nablus area. AFP
  • Samaritan worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    Samaritan worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • The Samaritan community numbers about 810 people, half of whom live in a village at Mount Gerizim, near the Palestinian town of Nablus, and the rest in Holon near Tel Aviv in Israel. EPA
    The Samaritan community numbers about 810 people, half of whom live in a village at Mount Gerizim, near the Palestinian town of Nablus, and the rest in Holon near Tel Aviv in Israel. EPA
  • A Samaritan priest raises the Torah scroll as worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    A Samaritan priest raises the Torah scroll as worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • Samaritans trace their lineage to the ancient Israelites led by the biblical prophet Moses out of Egypt. EPA
    Samaritans trace their lineage to the ancient Israelites led by the biblical prophet Moses out of Egypt. EPA
  • Samaritan worshippers pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    Samaritan worshippers pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • Samaritans descended from the ancient Israelite tribes of Menashe and Efraim but broke away from mainstream Judaism 2,800 years ago. AP Photo
    Samaritans descended from the ancient Israelite tribes of Menashe and Efraim but broke away from mainstream Judaism 2,800 years ago. AP Photo
  • Members of the ancient Samaritan community attend a Passover pilgrimage at the religion's holiest site on top of Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank town of Nablus. AP Photo
    Members of the ancient Samaritan community attend a Passover pilgrimage at the religion's holiest site on top of Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank town of Nablus. AP Photo
  • Samaritans worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    Samaritans worshippers gather to pray at sunrise during a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • A Samaritan worshipper takes part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    A Samaritan worshipper takes part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • A Samaritan worshipper arrives to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
    A Samaritan worshipper arrives to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank town of Nablus. AFP
  • Members of the Samaritan community pray at sunrise during a religious service marking the end of their Passover holiday atop Mount Gerizim, in the West Bank town of Nablus. EPA
    Members of the Samaritan community pray at sunrise during a religious service marking the end of their Passover holiday atop Mount Gerizim, in the West Bank town of Nablus. EPA
  • A Samaritan worshipper arrives to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
    A Samaritan worshipper arrives to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. AFP

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Stunning sunset shines on Samaritans celebrating Passover - in pictures

The Samaritan community numbers about 810 people, half of whom live in a village at Mount Gerizim, near the Palestinian town of Nablus

The National

May 03, 2021

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