If you are visiting Palestine, this article will help you decide on sites to visit during certain seasons. Jericho is a great destination in the wintertime since this city as winters tend to be mild. Summer, on the other hand, has very high temperatures. Many local residents from other Palestinian cities, as well as tourists, prefer Jericho for winter vacations for this very reason.
Christmastime in Bethlehem is a very popular destination for Christians. Besides religious celebrations and Christmas plays, Bethlehem is filled with lights and a Christmas market. Springtime is the season for the harvest of the famous Palestinian oranges. For those who prefer hot weather and high temperatures, summer is a great time to visit Palestine.
There are many historical and archaeological places to visit. Sites, such as the Dead Sea, provide ample swimming and sunbathing. Archaeological sites include the palace of Herod near Bethlehem. Historical sites include places such as the Russian monastery in Hebron. It is here on the grounds of the monastery that Abraham’s tree is preserved. Legend has it that angels visited Abraham at this spot where he pitched his tent.
Hebron also boasts the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Cave of the Patriarchs, the Old City with its souqs. Ramallah features the grave of world-famous poet Mahmoud Darwish, as well as an Old City and souq. Nablus’s western cemetery holds the grave(s) of world-famous poets Fadwa Tuqan and her brother, Ibrahim Tuqan, as well as an Old City and souq. For those travelers wishing to experience the religious customs and duties of the Muslim religion, Ramadan is an excellent time to visit. Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims.
They fast from sunrise to sunset every day. No food or drink is permitted between the fasting time. People pray and read the Koran. The most special moment of the day is when all the family members gather together for the iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. Every family awaits the call of the muezzin from the mosque minaret, and it is this call that signals the break of the fast.
