Seasonal & Holidays
Thousands Gather at Stone Mountain for Easter Sunday
The tradition goes back 70 years.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA -- Thousands of worshippers attended the annual Easter sunrise service on top of Stone Mountain Sunday morning.
The cross shines through all of the fog. Easter Sunday service on Stone Mountain. #Fox5atl pic.twitter.com/SH7gnI6Jot
— Charles Holmes (@1charlesholmes) March 27, 2016
Annual Easter sunrise service at Stone Mountain is about to begin. @SteveGWSB's live at 7:00 a.m. on @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/E1aPCE2h9o
— Kimberly Page (@ProducerLadyWSB) March 27, 2016
In the clouds on top of Stone Mountain for #Easter sunrise service https://t.co/iJ31a1IO07 @SteveGWSB live all AM! pic.twitter.com/XiMSLNCHh4
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) March 27, 2016
Check out these photos from #Easter Sunrise Service at Stone Mountain. RT with your photos. #ResurrectionSunday pic.twitter.com/TKEr0uKF8d
— CBS46 (@cbs46) March 27, 2016
The Atlanta holiday tradition goes back at least 70 years.
A recent survey showed Atlanta is the 6th best city in the nation in which to observe Easter celebrations.
Image: Stone Mountain Park
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