Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 December 2004
Issue No. 722
Heritage 		 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Mataria's living legend
Thousands of pilgrims converge on the site of the Tree of the Holy Virgin each Christmas. Jill Kamil looks into its history and its ever-evolving folklore
Dig days: Anis Mansour
By Zahi Hawass

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