Christmas lights in Antwerp already on to “bring light to … (Ghent)

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The Christmas lights in Antwerp’s streets are already shining. A month earlier than usual. “To literally bring light to this dark and sometimes difficult period”, it sounds. The city calls on its inhabitants to follow their example, with a facade full of lights or a light on the windowsill. But does such a light really make the heavy lockdown days easier? “We fool ourselves.”

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No Christmas market, no ice skating rink, no New Year’s fireworks. Due to corona, the Antwerp winter is completely in the shade. “But that does not mean that we cannot make it fun,” says mayor …

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