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by Tafara Mugwara
HARARE, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) Christmas celebrations in Zimbabwe are usually a spectacle, with shops and malls in downtown Harare full of grand decorations.
A jubilant spirit grips the city each year, with pubs usually bustling with sounds of merriment. Street hawkers fill Harare s narrow pavements and walkways with Christmas gifts and other eye-catching merchandise.
But this year the unprecedented pandemic has downsized Christmas celebrations.
With public consumption capped by the economic fallout from the virus, and restrictions on large gatherings still in effect, most dwellers of the city are looking forward to a low-key festive season.