“It will be a different Christmas, but that does not mean that it cannot be a merry one,” Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director of WHO’s Europe office said.
From Santa bubbles to drive-through christmas decorations, the socially distanced year like no other is giving us a masked Christmas like no other. Let have a look at Christmas around the world in a year upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
▲ Kids pose for a photo with Santa who sits in a socially distanced snow globe in Seattle, Washington.
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▲ Santa Claus greets little bay with an elbow bump at the Selfridges store in London.
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▲ Children visit with Santa in a snow globe at Automobile Alley’s Lights on Broadway display in Oklahoma City.
Photograph: Doug Hoke/AP
▲ Santa Larry speaks with a virtual visitor at the Santa Experience in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The owners had initially set up a socially distanced set, featuring a cabin with a plexiglass window, but moved completely online after new Covid restrictions were put in place.
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▲ A child visits Santa Claus inside an old cable car near Sugarloaf Mountain during a Christmas event in Rio de Janeiro.
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▲ A child in a mask visits a Santa Claus behind plexiglass at Cabela’s retail store in Hudson, Massachusetts.
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We hope everyone have a great season even though there will be some restrictions. Christmas is the season for caring and love, let's take care of each other by letting people know they are not alone. At the same time stay home, stay safe, so we soon can spend more time together again!
#HOMEISHONGKONG #CHRISTMAS2020 #STAYHOMESTYSAFE
Reference:
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2020/dec/08/happy-new-normal-christmas-2020-around-the-world-in-pictures
- https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/christmas-amid-coronavirus-can-still-be-merry-who.html