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The Feast of Saint George (also called al-Khader) is a Palestinian holiday commemorating Saint George, known as Mar Jeries or Jirjis and al-Khader, in Palestinian Arabic.The feast occurs annually on 5 May, and although it is originally a local Christian holiday, both Palestinian Christians and Muslims participate.
The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba (Arabic: دير القديس جورج, Greek: Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου του Χοζεβίτου), also known as Monastery of Choziba (or Hoziba) or Mar Jaris, [1] is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C of the eastern West Bank, in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine.
The Monastery and Church of Saint George in Al-Khader (Arabic: دير وكنيسة القديس جاورجيوس) [1] is an Eastern Orthodox Christian religious site in the Palestinian town of al-Khader, near Beit Jala and Bethlehem, in the central West Bank of the State of Palestine.
The Dome of al-Khidr (Arabic: قبة الخضر, romanized: Qubbat al-Khidr) or the Dome of St. George [1] [2] is a small domed-building located in the southwest corner of the Temple Mount (Haram ash-Sharif), in the Old City of Jerusalem. Is it dedicated to Khidr, who is associated with Saint George in local tradition.
Name and St George tradition Al-Khader , in Arabic literally " The Green One ", is the modern name of the village, which was called " Casale S. Georgii" during the Crusader era. [ 6 ] It is named after Saint George – who in Arab culture is associated with the Muslim figure of al-Khadr , "the green one".
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The film begins on the Jewish holiday Purim, when the family is brought together by a car accident, in which their adult daughter Frida, or “Fifi” (Manar Shehab), sustains only a minor injury. ...
May 5: Feast of al-Khadr or Saint George (Palestinian communities) May 15: Nakba Day (Palestinian communities) June 5: Naksa Day (Palestinian communities) Movable, generally November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2018 date: November 29) December 4: Eid il-Burbara (Israel and Palestine, not an official holiday)