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St. Nicholas Tradition Triumphs Over COVID-19 in Prague

Agence France-Presse

   PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - Christmas tradition won out over the
   coronavirus in Prague on Saturday with a COVID-19-compliant, socially
   distanced St. Nicholas giving out presents to excited children.

   Under normal circumstances, St. Nicholas, a bearded man accompanied by
   the devil and an angel, would give children in the Czech Republic
   presents in exchange for a song or a poem.

   But with coronavirus measures around the world throwing up obstacles to
   festive celebrations, Prague-based circus company Cirk La Putyka opted
   for a drive-through solution.

   "Over the past nine months we have been looking for different ways to
   approach the audience," company director Rosta Novak told AFP.

   "This is just another way to do that at a time when theaters can't play
   and bands cannot perform," he added.

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