A crib made out of rubble and a Christmas tree are set on a roundabout in the regime-held Hamedieh neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs on December 22, 2014, as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holy day. AFP PHOTO / YOUSSEF KARWASHAN
After seven years during which the churches in Syria did not live in a festive atmosphere because of the war waged by the country against armed terrorist groups and grief over the destruction of infrastructure and the loss of hundreds of thousands of Syrian youth flower, churches are returning this year.

Everyone sees the atmosphere of joy and joy returning to the churches, where the tongues of the gendarmes praise the blessings of God and thanks for his patronage of Syria and its people.

The streets of the capital Damascus and the rest of the provinces took up the decorations of Christmas and the neighborhoods moved by placing the Christmas tree lit with the most beautiful decorations, which reflects the state of satisfaction experienced by the Syrians these days after the successive victories achieved by the army of their country in different regions on the armed groups.

Aleppo, also the second most important province of Syria, which celebrates the first anniversary of its victory over terrorism crowded streets with statues of Santa Claus and Christmas trees and bells and other decorations of Christmas, and filled with shop fronts with all the eye catching, the owners struggled to arrange the goods and gifts in an attractive way to buy customers despite of high prices.

Christmas and New Year celebrations were the main address for hotels in Damascus and Aleppo. The hosts were quick to negotiate with the most famous stars of Arab art to perform their concerts in return for large sums of money to attend a hotel concert to $ 250 per person.

The Pope returned to visit Syria this year after an interruption of seven years and a bag of gifts spreading optimism among the Syrians the return of safe life to their country after seven years in which the Syrian army faced armed organizations in a conflict that exceeded the number of victims 350 thousand civilians, as well as the displacement of millions inside Syria and abroad. According to United Nations data.