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‘O Come Let Us Adore Him’: Christmas City, USA
Sitting high atop South Mountain, the lone star peeking out of the trees can be seen from just about anywhere: the highway and Main Street, and its bright light shines directly into Bethlehem Hotel, one of the oldest and most historic hotels in the country.
Reaching more than 90 feet high and 40 feet wide, the illuminated star can be seen more than 20 miles away. When it was constructed, it was reported to be the largest individual electric display in the world.
And with celebrations muted this year in the Holy Land, the star hovering over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, seems to shine a bit brighter these holy days. Originally erected in 1937 to replicate the star that the Magi followed so intentionally to find the Baby Jesus lying in a manger, it’s a steadfast constant above the city’s annual live Nativity event, where troves of residents, young and old, come to retell the true story of the season, reminding tourists and visitors that this is Christmas City, U.S.A.
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Sitting high atop South Mountain, the lone star peeking out of the trees can be seen from just about anywhere: the highway and Main Street, and its bright light shines directly into Bethlehem Hotel, one of the oldest and most historic hotels in the country.
Reaching more than 90 feet high and 40 feet wide, the illuminated star can be seen more than 20 miles away. When it was constructed, it was reported to be the largest individual electric display in the world.
And with celebrations muted this year in the Holy Land, the star hovering over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, seems to shine a bit brighter these holy days. Originally erected in 1937 to replicate the star that the Magi followed so intentionally to find the Baby Jesus lying in a manger, it’s a steadfast constant above the city’s annual live Nativity event, where troves of residents, young and old, come to retell the true story of the season, reminding tourists and visitors that this is Christmas City, U.S.A.
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Star of Bethlehem: Beacon of Hope in Christmas City, USA
‘O Come Let Us Adore Him’: Christmas City, USA
