Miracle of the Holy Fire

Every Easter (since the 4th century), at the Orthodox Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Miracle of the Holy Fire occurs. The Patriarch of Jerusalem enters the Tomb where Christ resurrected from the dead and a mystical light appears from the Tomb and flashes in the sky. The light eventually turns into Holy Fire and is distributed to the candles of those in attendance. The Holy Fire from the candles does not burn as pilgrims "wash" themselves with it.