Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. But, an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the first time in over two centuries.
PARIS — Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed.finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the first time in over two centuries.
The 14th-century masterpiece, which measures around two meters and depicts Mary and baby Jesus, has come to embody the officials’ message of hope following the fire. Another reason for hope: Since November, after months in the dark, the facade of the cathedral is being lit up after dusk for the first time since the fire. Tourists over the festive period can now see the famed gargoyles and stone statues at night in their full illuminated splendor from the adjacent bridges, although the forecourt is still closed.
“The cathedra is at the cathedral and so it remains Notre Dame Cathedral, which is the cathedral in the heart of Paris,” Chauvet said.Notre Dame was home to a vibrant 160-strong choir-school, which provided singers for each of the cathedral’s some 1,000 annual services. Midnight Mass at Christmas was always a special event in the year: One of the rare times the entire choir sung together and used the cathedral’s famed acoustics to their fullest.
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