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Hundreds of people gathered in Bethlehem’s Manger Square to watch the lighting of a Christmas tree, two years after all public celebrations for the holiday were cancelled due to the war in Gaza. News Source link

The scene near St. James Parish in Okotoks, Alta., is like a movie set depicting Bethlehem on the Prairies – complete with a synagogue, spice store, pottery shop and bakery. It’s everything you could expect to see in the town 2000 years ago – plus a snowblower. “It’s wonderful out …