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Sukkot in the West Bank

Every year, Samaritans go up Mount Gerizim to pray during the holiday of Sukkot -follow their journey

October 27, 2018 at 2:54 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Videos & Photo Stories

Pictured: The Samaritans wear their traditional clothing and climb Mount Gerizim to pray West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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Pictured: The Samaritans wear their traditional clothing and climb Mount Gerizim to pray West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

Sukkot marks the Exodus of the ancient Hebrew people from Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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Sukkot marks the Exodus of the ancient Hebrew people from Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

The Samaritans can trace their lineage all the way back to the ancient Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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The Samaritans can trace their lineage all the way back to the ancient Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

Samaritans head up Mount Gerizim to pray during the Sukkot holiday West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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Samaritans head up Mount Gerizim to pray during the Sukkot holiday West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

The Samaritans are small community of only a few hundred living in the area West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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The Samaritans are small community of only a few hundred living in the area West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

Every Sukkot they all climb the mountain to pray to mark the day of the Exodus led by Moses from Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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Every Sukkot they all climb the mountain to pray to mark the day of the Exodus led by Moses from Egypt West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

Pictured: Samaritans read and sit atop the mountain during celebrations of Sukkot West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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Pictured: Samaritans read and sit atop the mountain during celebrations of Sukkot West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

A beautiful sunset during celebrations West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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A beautiful sunset during celebrations West Bank, 23 October 2018 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]

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