{"id":1618,"date":"2022-12-25T16:37:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T16:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2022-12-26T06:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T06:30:18","slug":"north-syrias-christians-to-commence-their-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/?p=1618","title":{"rendered":"North Syria\u2019s Christians to commence their performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mass, prayers and hymns, today, on Sunday, in the Church of the Virgin Mary in the city of Qamishli, in Eastern Syria, as part of the rituals of Christmas celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures displaying Christians performing religious rituals and hymns for their Christmas prayers, today, on Sunday, in the Church of the Virgin Mary in the city of Qamishli, located in the North the of Al-Hasakah Governorate, which is considered the largest gathering of Christians in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Estimations indicate a decrease in the number of Christians in Syria, from one and a half million (10 percent of the population) before 2011 to about 300,000 now (less than 2 percent of the population).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1619\" src=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1621\" src=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1622\" src=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1623\" src=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass, prayers and hymns, today, on Sunday, in the Church of the Virgin Mary in the city of Qamishli, in Eastern Syria, as part of the rituals of Christmas celebrations. 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