Samaritans During the Sacrifice of Passover Ceremony

Samaritans pray during the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus on April 19, 2008.
Samaritans hold skewers to be used in cooking slaughtered sheep during the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus late 19 April 2008.
Samaritans insert their skewered Passover sacrifices into the oven during the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus late 19 April 2008.

Samaritans insert slaughtered sheep on skewers before cooking them in the oven during the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus late 19 April 2008.

A slaughtered sheep hangs from a hook as Samaritans mark the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus late 19 April 2008.

Samaritan children look at flames rising from underground ovens during the Sacrifice of Passover ceremony at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus late 19 April 2008.

The Samaritan religion, has certain elements similar to Judaism, but in many ways vastly different, they believe in one God, the belief in the Torah, the Prophet Moses (PBUH) and one holy place - Mount Gerizim.

The Samaritan community numbers about 720 people mostly in Mount Gerizim in the West Bank and in Holon near Tel Aviv.