'We never had anything like this': COVID dampens Christmas spirit in Nazareth
Follow Dec. 22, 2020 The week before Christmas is traditionally a joyous time in Nazareth. In Mary’s Well Square stands the Middle East’s tallest Christmas Tree, at 35 meters. Church bells ring, stores hang decorations and the pedestrian street in the center of town hosts a Christmas market, with dozens of stands offering souvenirs and food from morning into the night. In past years the city was packed with Israeli and foreign tourists coming to experience the holiday spirit. Parking was impossible. This year the tree towers over the square and the stores are decorated, but the streets ar...
Source: haaretz.com