Pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem today for Christmas Eve as Europeans worked up some holiday spirit despite tight security in the shadow of the Berlin market attack. <br/><br/>Dozens of Palestinians and tourists flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, where celebrations will culminate with a midnight mass at the site where Christians believe Jesus was born.<br/><br/>In Europe, many preparing to celebrate were still reeling from this week's truck attack on the Berlin Christmas market. Locals and tourists in Berlin visited the Christmas market targeted in the attack, and many took a moment to quietly light a candle or lay flowers for the victims.<br/><br/>Security was tight elsewhere in Europe for the holidays, including at Milan's cathedral, where police were out in force and concrete barricades had been erected around the Piazza del Duomo, where a Christmas market is held.<br/><br/>In France, 91,000 police, gendarmes and soldiers had been deployed to guard public spaces including churches and markets.