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Christmas In
Many Lands
Americans who dream of a white Christmas with Santa Claus popping down the chimney to the tune of “Jingle Bells* can thank assorted writers and poets and the north ern climate. Christmas in the land of Christ’s birth, however, is another matter. What is Christmas like in Bethlehem? There’s generally no snow, for one thing, for winters are mild in the Judean Hills around Bethlehem, reports World Book Encyclopedia. No Santa Claus listens to children’s pleas, for he’s an American invention based on a European saint. And there’s probably no decorated Christmas tree in the ‘Village square; that custom originated in Germany. uv*Instead, the focal point of Christmas in Bethlehem is the Church of St. M a r y of the Nativity, supposedly built over
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