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Nablus flag arriving for the Nabi Musa festival 1936

Nablus flag arriving for the Nabi Musa festival, 1936. Nabi Musa is the name of a site in the Judean desert that popular Palestinian folklore associates with Moses. It is also the name of a seven-day long religious festival that was celebrated annually by Palestinian Muslims. It was considered 'the most important Muslim pilgrimage in Palestine,' and centered around a collective pilgrimage from Jerusalem to what was understood to be the Tomb of Moses, near Jericho.
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Title:
Nablus flag arriving for the Nabi Musa festival 1936
Caption:
Nablus flag arriving for the Nabi Musa festival, 1936. Nabi Musa is the name of a site in the Judean desert that popular Palestinian folklore associates with Moses. It is also the name of a seven-day long religious festival that was celebrated annually by Palestinian Muslims. It was considered 'the most important Muslim pilgrimage in Palestine,' and centered around a collective pilgrimage from Jerusalem to what was understood to be the Tomb of Moses, near Jericho.
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4586 x 4573 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
38.8 x 38.7 cm | 15.3 x 15.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
DESERT FESTIVAL FLAG FOLKLORE JERICHO JERUSALEM JUDEAN MOSES MUSA MUSAS MUSE MUSES MUSLIM NABI NABLUS NINE MUSES PALESTINE PILGRIMAGE RELIGION RELIGIOUS