DUTCH CITY: Creativity is key this festive season as curfews, lockdowns, travel limitations and other measures taken by governments across the world to curb the spread of Covid-19 could put a real damper on Christmas celebrations.
Dutch citizens, for example, have just entered a tough second lockdown for at least five weeks, with families urged to welcome no more than two visitors over the age of 13, although an exception will be made for three days around Christmas
when they can welcome three.
For believers, the saddest reality is not being able to celebrate the birth of Christ with traditional Carol services and the wonderful Midnight and Christmas Day Masses because singing is not allowed, and because the number of faithful allowed inside churches is so limited.