On the road from al-Qusiya to the Monastery of al-Muharraq lies the village of Sarakna. Some five thousand Christians make up about 90 percent of the population. Although the village is not on the Church-issued official itinerary of the Holy Family, locals believe in the presence of the Holy Family, and argue that they must have passed Sarakna on their way from al-Qusiya to the Monastery of al-Muharraq.
Photo: Shangyun Shen,
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Sarakna in Celebration
Photo: Popko van Meekeren 2002, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.
Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.
Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.
Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.
Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.
Holy Family in Egypt 