Easter Ceremonies in Jerusalem

To persons of the Christian faith, Easter Holy Week is the most meaningful season of the year, and its most solemn observance occurs in Jerusalem. In 1957, Folkways released a recording of the Easter religious ceremonies performed in Jerusalem, incorporating traditions from the multitude of denominations that celebrate this sacred week. The liner notes include artwork and iconography of the Crucifixion and detailed descriptions by Theodor H. Gaster, a scholar well known for translating the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Track Listing

101	Easter Bells in Jerusalem	Jerusalem bell-ringers	01:37
102	Description of the Sealing of the Tomb and the Ritual of the Holy Fire	Roman Catholic Church and Greek Orthodox Church ritual participants and narrator	10:49
103	Ceremony of the Washing of the Feet	Greek Orthodox Church ritual participants and narrator	07:26
104	Pontifical High Mass	Roman Catholic Church mass participants	06:19
201	Eastern Syriac Orthodox Church	Eastern Syriac Orthodox Church participants and narrator	05:48
202	Abyssinian Easter Procession	Abyssinian Easter procession paricipants	02:18
203	The Ways of the Cross	Ways of the Cross participants and narrator	14:23
204	Easter Carol (Episcopal)	Episcopalian Easter carol singers	01:43
205	Oratorio of Passion (Lutheran)	Lutheran Passion oratorio singers	01:55