Christmas Lights Tour in Fassuta with Rima Khoury — Sold Out
Dates and Times
16 December
13:00 - 16:00
Event Is Full
On the occasion of a Winter Festival, Rima Khoury, an artist, educator, and social activist from the Christian village of Fassuta invites you to a Christmas tour in the village that is all painted with Christmas lights, and decorations.
We will meet at Beit Rima for a welcome with hot wine, traditional sweets, hot drinks, and traditional cookies where you will hear the groundbreaking story of Rima, her life in the village, and the establishment of “Beit Rima”, a unique project that was the home of the Muktar of the village and today serves as a meeting place and female empowerment, an art gallery and a journey In time for the discovery of the Galilean Christian culture and tradition.
Rima will share with you the holiday customs and traditions from the past and as they are celebrated today.
After dark, we will go to the village alleys decorated and lit with holiday lights and hear about the signs of the holiday and the ceremonies that take place in the month of December. We will continue to the homes of women and bakers in the village where we will taste pastries and sweets that can only be found at this time of the year.
We will visit Ragda who runs the Fassuta Community Center – which was established by her husband’s family more than 50 years ago. Today Ragda hosts at the center and serves specialty coffee in the atmosphere of the past.
We will visit Iman at her home, who will pamper us with her handmade sweets, and Yara, the young entrepreneur, who will serve handmade sweets.
The length of the tour is about 3 hours and is suitable for the whole family.
Price: 120 NIS per adult, 60 NIS per child. Includes hot wine and light refreshments, tour, and tastings during the tour.
When? Saturday, December 17, 4 pm – 7 pm
Where? Beit Rima, Fassuta