BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories: A wooden fragment believed to be from the manger of Jesus arrived in his birthplace of Bethlehem on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) amid great ceremony after more than 1,300 years in Europe.

A Palestinian scout band playing bagpipes, drums and saxophones accompanied the relic as it arrived in Manger Square, an Agence France-Presse reporter said.

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