Shown are scenes depicting various holiday traditions at Summit County Historical Society’s Community Open House Dec. 3. Photos courtesy of the Summit County Historical Society AKRON The Summit County Historical Society’s Community Open House Dec. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. will host “Holidays on the Hill: Celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.” In the
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By Silvia Martelli
image captionChildren show Santa their gift wish lists in Seattle
As the coronavirus rages in the US and health officials plead with Americans to stay home during the winter holidays, shopping malls are already hosting traditional visits with Santa Claus - except with festive new precautions in place.
Santa Claus will still fly his reindeer-driven sleigh from the North Pole to your local mall, say his metaphorical marketing elves, despite Covid-19 travel restrictions in place across the world.
But this year the iconic white beard might be more difficult for awestruck children to recognise behind a surgical mask or a plexiglass window.