Tomb of Harry Potter In Israel?
What and who is Harry Potter? In Israel, it turns out there is a cemetery with gravestones named Harry Potter. He was a British soldier who died in 1939, but interestingly, his grave was the remote town attracts tourists to Israel, Ramle.
The tomb attracts many tourists in cash. As is known, Harry Potter novels written by JK Rowling world's attention.
No wonder, if the soldier's tomb of the same name has become a center of attention today, due especially if it were not for clues to the Israeli's. "There is no connection with Harry Potter from the literature, but that name was sold," said Ron Peled, tour guide who said he has brought many people to make pilgrimages to the grave. Pvt Harry Potter was born near Birmingham, England, and joined the British army in 1938. According to the site regiment, he came to Palestine later that year, and he was killed in a clash with armed group in 1939. He was aged 18 years. |
On a recent afternoon, a group of Israeli visitors, led by a tour guide who holds a microphone, exploring the tomb. Once they found him in the range 4,500 other graves, they huddled behind him and take photos.
"This is a kind of pilgrimage for some people whose names sound in the world. If you do not say that Harry Potter was buried here, no one came here," said Josef Peretz, 76, of Tel Aviv.
"This is a kind of pilgrimage for some people whose names sound in the world. If you do not say that Harry Potter was buried here, no one came here," said Josef Peretz, 76, of Tel Aviv.
Each year now, thousands of tourists visited Ramle, a working class town in central Israel. Incidentally, in the city there are many archaeological ruins and convenient location, just like the setting described by Rowling in her novel.
Source:www.eramuslim.com
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