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For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight Christmas Eve under the shadow of the coronavirus -- with small crowds

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Musicians banging drums and playing bagpipes marched through the biblical town of Bethlehem on Friday to the delight of smaller than usual crowds — a mix of conviviality and restraint reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the coronavirus.

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight...

For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.