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Luke Hopkins’ 6-year-old hands worked with purpose, putting the final touches on an ornament that would soon join the other ...

The smell of tangerines, the sound of chimes, the glitter of garlands — these attributes of the New Year seem eternal and inviolable to us. However, the holiday, which unites millions of people today, ...

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