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Post by sevenofnine on Dec 21, 2021 18:49:36 GMT -5
They try get everybody stay safe Bagpipes, trumpets and drums can be heard from far away. It's early evening here in Beit Sahour, a small town close to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Young Palestinian musicians from one of the local Scout groups are practicing their formations on the sports field near the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the predominantly Christian city. "This year, we have been training hard. Most members have been practicing almost daily for the march and to partake in the Christmas festivities," says Dafer Kassis, leader of the church Scout troop. Led by the bagpipe players — a musical tradition dating www.dw.com/en/despite-covid-christmas-in-bethlehem-brings-back-joy-in-troubling-times/a-60148643
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