This 26 metre (fake) Christmas tree is set up in the centre of town of Fuheis in the middle of some beautiful Roman ruins. The proud mayor of the town lays claim to having the largest Christmas tree in the middle east - a story which made the front page of the Jordan Times this week, so it must be true. The whole town, which is majority Christian, celebrates this holiday with ardour - lots of lights and tinsel-y decorations and fir trees (imported, surely) in front yards. It is both over the top and comforting at the same time.
So in the same spirit of all Fuheis, from the heart of the holy land where the whole thing started, I wish you all, dear readers, a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. HE
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