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The town mayor sent out a message of optimism despite the scaled-back festivities.
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Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere | News, Sports, Jobs
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Similar subdued scenes were repeated across the world as the festive family gatherings and packed prayers that typically mark the holiday were scaled back or canceled altogether. In Australia, worshippers had to book tickets online to attend s...
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Bethlehem Has Christmas Amid Coronavirus Crisis
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BETHLEHEM (BosNewsLife) – Church leaders and local authorities say they are preparing Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, despite a reported increase in coronavirus cases. “Bethlehem is going to celebrate Christmas. And Christmas will not be canceled,” pledged Mayor Anton Salman. He spoke whIle reporters noticed workers behind him erecting a giant Christmas tree in Manger Square. “This Christmas from Bethlehem, there will be a message of hope to the whole world, that the world will recover from thi...
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Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere - Wilmington News Journal
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the t
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Christmas Eve dampened | World | The Journal Gazette
Associated Press Palestinian scout bands parade through Manger Square on Thursday at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, where Christmas Eve celebrations were subdued. Previous Next Friday, December 25, 2020 1:00 am Christmas Eve dampened Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebra...
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